(1) Any 1-crson aggrieved by an order of the Cool- Appeal lector under sectior~ 4 may, within a pe~iod of thirly days against order horn the date on which the ordez was served on him in under t!;e manner prescribed, appeal against such order: to the section 4.
District Collector :
Provided that tlic District Collectov may admit ;In appeal prcscntcd aRer the expiration of the said period o f thirty days, if 11c is satisfied that the appellant had sufficient cause li>r not presenting the appeal within the said perhd.
(2) The appeal :;hail be in such form and shah be lierified in such manner and shall be accompanied by such fee as may be prescribed.
(3) In disposing of an appeal, the District Collectoa may, after giving the appellant a reasonable opportunity of being heatd, pass such order on the appeal as he thinks fit. The o ~ d e r of the District Collector orr such appeal shall be final and shall not be called in question in any court of law.
392 Irrigation Works (Construction of [I959 : T.N. Act 25 Field Bothies) Government 6. (1) It shall be lawful for the Government to conconstruct struct or dig field bothies on any land belonging to them Or dig or acquircd by tf em for the purpose, for utilizing the bothies* water for the purpose of irrigation, notwithstanding that such construction or digging may interfere with the right of any person to lake water from any water course fog the purpos8 of irrigating his land or far any other puspose.
(2) Where, in pwsuar::e of sub-section (I), any field bothy is constructed or dug by the Government, the cost of construction or digging of such bothy, or such portion of the cost as the Collector may specify, may be recovered by the Collector from the owners cf the lands and other prbperties beneditr-d by the field bothy in such proportions and 111 such manner as may be prescribed.
Explanation.-- For the purposes of this sub-section, the expression 'cost of consti.uction .ar digging of such bothy' shall include-
(i) the cost of the !and acquired f o ~ the purpose, and
(ii) the expenditure incurred towards the employment of the special staff for the pwrposc.
(3) Any amount recoverable by the Collector under sub-section (2) may be recovered as if it were an atre;lr.
of land revenue.
Obstruction 7. (1) No person shall, cxcept in accordance witk or inter- such rules es may be pi. :.cri b ~ d , do anything whicj1 ference with obstructs or interferes or is likely to obstruct or interfere water flowin8 in with the flow of water in any field bothy.
field bothy prohibited - in certain .- cases.
(2) If any person contravenes the provisions of eub-section (I), he shall: be ,punishable with impyisio nment which may extend. ta six months or with fine w&ieh; 8 a .
may extend to one thousand rupees or with both.