(i) Where any person against whom any proceeding lor the determination of arrears of renl or for the assessment of damages or for the determination ol the amount payable by way of interest on such arrears of rent or damages is to be or has been taken dies beforethe proceeding is taken or during the pendency thereof, the proceeding may Otfences under section 14 to be cognizable.
Powerto obtain inlormation.
Liability of heirs and legal representatives.
Recovery of rent, etc. as an arrear of land revenue.
Bar ol jurisdication 172 be taken or, as the case may be, continued against the heirs or iegal representatives of that person.
(ii) Where any person from whom any cost of removal of any building or other structure or fixture or, as the case may be, any goods, cattle or other animals is to be recovered under sub-section (ii) or sub-section (iii) of section 6, or any expenses of demolition are to be recovered under sub-section
(v) of section 7, dies before any proceeding js taken for the recovery ol such cost or during the pendency thereof, the proceeding may be taken or, as the case may be, continued againsl the heirs or legal representatives of that person.
(iil) Any amount due to the state government or the corporalion lrom any person whether by way ol arrears ol rent or damages or costs lor removal referred to in section 6 or expenses ol demolition referred to in section 7 or interest rererred to in subsection (iii) o, section 10 or any other cost shall, after the death of the person, be payable by his heirs or legal representatives but their Iiability shall be limited to the extent of the assets of the deceased in their hands.
'18. lf any person refuses or fails to pay the expenses of demolition payable under sub-section
(v) c{ sect:Dn 7 or the arrears o, renl payable under sub-section (i) ol section 10 or rhe damages payable under sub-section (ii) or the interest determined under sub-seclion (iii) of that section or the costs awarded to the state government or the corporation under sub-section (v) ol section 12 or axy portion ol such renl, damages, expenses, interesl or costs within the time, if any, specilied thereof , in the orCer relating thereto, the Estate Otlicer may issue a certificate for the amount due to lhe Deputy Commissioner, who shall proceed to recover the same as an arrear of land revenue.
19. No court shall have jurisdiction to entertain any suit or proceeding in respect of-
(i) the eviction of any person who is in unauthorized occupation of any public premises, or 173
(ii) the removal ot any building, structure or Iixture or goods, cattle or olher animals lrom any public premises under Section 6, or
(iii) the demolition ol any building or other structure made or ordered to be made under Section 7,ot
(iv) the sealing ol any ereclion or work or of any public premises under Section 8, or
(v) the arrears ol rent payable under subsection (i) of section .10 or damages payable under sub-section (ii) or interesl payable under sub-section
(iii) ol that section, or
(vi) the recovery of -
(a) costs ol removal ol any building structure or fixture or goods, cattle or other animals under Section 6, or
(b) expenses of demolition under Section Z, or
(c) cosls awarded to the state government or corporation under sub-section (v) ol Section 12 ; or
(d) any porlion ol such rent, damages, costs of removal, expenses of demolition orcosts awarded to the stale government or the corporation.
20. No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the State Government or the appellate oflicer or the Estate Officer in respect o, anything which is in good raith done or intended to be done in pursuance of this Act or of any rules or orders made thereunder.
21 . The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct that any power exercisable by it under this Act shall, subject to such conditions, if any, as may be specilied in the notilication, be exercisable also by an oflicer of the State Government.
Protection of action taken in good faith Delegalion of powers.
Power to make rules.
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