(1) Where any persons have been evicted from any public premises under section 5, the competent officer may, after giving fourteen days' notice to the persons 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 dispose of by public auction any property remaining on such premises.
Such notice shall be served in the manner provided for service of notice under subsection (3) of section 4.
(2) Where any property is sold under sub-section (1), the sale proceeds thereof shall, after deducting the expenses of the sale and the amount if any, due to the State Government or the corporate authority on account of arrears of rent or damages or costs, be paid to such person or persons as may appear to the competent officer to be entitled to the same :
Provided that where the competent officer is unable to decide as to the person or persons to whom the balance of the amout 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.