If a person entitled and offering to redeem a pledge shows to the satisfaction of a Civil Court having jurisdiction to entertain a suit for such redemption that the pledge has become or has been rendered of less value than it was at the time of pawning thereof by or through the default, neglect or willful misbehaviour of the pawnbroker, the Court may if it thinks fit award reasonable compensation to the owner of the pledge in respect of the damage, and the amount awarded shall be deducted from the amount payable to the pawnbroker, or shall be paid by the pawnbroker (as the case requires) in such manner as the Court directs.
14-A. Power to cancel licences, etc. – (1) The licensing authority specified in sub-section (1) of section 4 may, at any time, during the term of any licence, cancel it by an order in writing –
(a) if the licensee carries on the business in contravention of any of the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder or of the conditions of the licence, or 508
(b) if any reason for which such authority could have refused to grant the licence to the pawnbroker under sub-section (2) of section 4, is brought to the notice of that authority after the grant of the licence, or
(c) if the licensee is convicted for an offence under sub-section (1) of section 15, or
(d) if the licensee maintains false accounts.
(2) Before cancelling a licence under sub-section (1), the licensing authority shall give the licensee a notice in writing stating the grounds on which it is proposed to take action and requiring him to show cause against it within such time as may be specified in the notice.
(3) Any person aggrieved by an order of the licensing authority cancelling a licence under sub-section (1), may, within such time as may be prescribed, appeal to such authority as the Administrator may specify in this behalf and such authority may make such order in the case as he may think fit.
14-B. Publication of order of cancellation. – Every order of cancellation of a licence under section 14-A shall be notified in the Official Gazette and also on the notice-board of the office of the licensing authority.
14-C. No compensation for cancellation of licence. -- A person whose licence is cancelled under section 14-A shall not be entitled to any compensation in respect of such cancellation or to the refund of any fee paid in respect of such licence.
14-D. Auctioneers to maintain certain registers. – (1) Auctioneers conducting sales under this Act of pledges shall maintain such registers containing such particulars as may be prescribed.
(2) At any time within three years after the public auction, any police officer not below the rank of Sub-Inspector may inspect the registers referred to in sub-section (1) at all reasonable times and at such places as may be prescribed.