Hut, 'hut' means any building, which is constructed principally of wood, bamboo, mud, leaves, grass or thatch and includes any temporary structure of whatever size or any small building of whatever material made. [Manipur Municipalities Act, 1994 (43 of 1994), s. 2(24)]
The expression 'hut' cannot be restricted only to huts or cottages intended to be lived in. It will also take in any shed, hut or other crude or third class construction consisting of an enclosure made of mud or by poles supporting a tin or abestos roof that can be put to use for any purpose - residential or non-residential, in the same manner as any other first class construction. The kaichalai is a structure which falls within the purview of the definition. Surya Kumar Govindji v. Krishnammal, (1990) 4 SCC 343 (349). [T.N. Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1960 (18 of 1960), s. 2(2)]
Means any building, no material portion of which above the plinth level is constructed of masonry or of squared timber framing or of iron framing. [Cantonments Act, 1924 (2 of 1924), s. 2 (xvi)]
Hut, means any building or structure the roof or the floor of which, excluding for the floor at the plinth level, is not constructed of masonry or reinforced concrete, West Bengal Thika Tenancy (Acquisition and Regulation) Act, 2001, s. 2(4).
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