Section 38: Power to write off loss, shortage of fee, etc., which is irrecoverable

The Marketing Board may write off any fee or other amount whatsoever due to it or wherever any loss to the Marketing Board in money or store or other property occurs through any fraud or negligence of any person or for any other cause and in the opinion of the Marketing Board, the fee, amount, money, store or property is found to be irrecoverable or should be remitted, the Marketing Board may order to write off or remit such fee, amount, money, store or property as loss or irrecoverable, as the case may be:

Provided that where the amount due or the value of the store or other property exceeds five hundred rupees, the Marketing Board shall, before making any order to write off or remit as aforesaid, obtain the sanction of the State Marketing Officer.