(1) Where the amount is determined by agreement, the Government shall pay such amount to the person or persons entitled thereto.
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(2) Where the amount is determined by the Collector or by any other officer under the provisions of section 19, the Government shall tender payment of the amount determined to the persons entitled thereto according to such determination and shall pay to them unless prevented by someone or more of the contingencies mentioned in subsection (3).
(3) If the persons entitled to amount according to the decision of the Collector do not consent to receive it, or if there be no person competent to alienate the land or if there be any disputes as to the title to receive the amount, the Government shall deposit the amount so determined in the Court:
Provided that any person admitted to be interested may receive such payment under protest as to the sufficiency of the amount: .
Provided further that nothing herein contained shall affect the liability of any person, who may receive the whole or any part of .any amount determined under this Chapter, to pay the same to the person lawfully entitled thereto.
23. Where any amount has been deposited in court under sub-section (3) of section 22, the Court may either of its own motion or on the application made by or on behalf of any party interested or claiming to be interested in such amount, order the same to be invested in such Government or other securities approved by the Government as it may think proper, and may direct the interest or other proceeds of any such investment to be accumulated and paid in such manner as will, in its opinion, give the parties interested therein the same benefit there from as they might have had from the land in respect whereof such amount has been deposited or as near thereto as may be.
Payment of amount.
Investment of amount deposited in the Court.
24. When the amount is not paid or deposited on or before taking possession of the land, the Government shall pay the amount determined with interest thereon at the rate of nine per cent per annum from the time of so taking possession until it shall have been so paid or deposited.
25. Any· officer of the Government, and person, either generally or specially authorized by the Government in this behalf, may enter into or upon any land or building with or without assistants or workmen for the purpose of-
(a) Making any inspection, survey, measurement, valuation or enquiry or taking levels of such land or buildings: .
(b) examing works under construction and ascertaining the course of sewers and drains;
(c) digging or boring into the sub-soil;
(d) setting out boundaries and lines by placing marks and cutting trenches;
(e) doing any other thing necessary for the efficient administration of this Act:
Provided that --
(i) no such entry shall be made except between the hours of sunrise and sunset and without giving reasonable notice to the occupier, or if there be no occupier, to the owner of the land or building;
(ii) sufficient opportunity shall, in every instance, be given to enable women (if any ) to withdraw from such land or building; .
(iii) due regard shall always be had, so far as may be compatible with the exigencies of the purpose for which the entry is made, to the social and religious usages of the occupants of the land or building entered..
Payment of interest.
Power of entry 13 Prevention of unauthorised occupation of highways.
Power to cancel permission.
CHAPTER V.
PREVENTION OF UNAUTHORISED OCCUPATION OF, AND ENCROACHMENT ON, A HIGHWAY AND REMOVAL OF ENCROACHMENT.