(1) Where any person has been evicted from any public premises under section 5, the estate officer may, after giving fourteen days' notice to the person from whom possession of the public premises has been taken and after publishing the notice in at least one newspaper having circulation in the locality, remove or cause to be removed or disposed of by public auction any property remaining on such premises.
(2) Where any property is sold under sub-section (1), the sale proceeds shall; after deducting the expenses of the sale and the amount, if any due to the State Government on account of arrears of rent or damages; or costs, be paid to such person or persons as may appear to the estate officer to be entitled to the same :
Provided that where the estate officer is unable to decide as to the person or persons to whom the balance of the amount is payable or as to the apportionment of the same, he may refer such dispute to the Civil Court of competent jurisdiction and the decision of the Court thereon shall be final.
5 Power to recover rent or damages in respect of public premises as arrears of land revenue.