(1) The State Government may, at any time, call for and examine any record from a market committee for the purposes of satisfying itself as to the legality or propriety of any decision or order passed by such market committee and it may after giving an opportunity to the market committee of being heard pass such order thereon as it thinks fit.
(2) The S tate Govemment may, pending the examination and disposal of the matter under sub-section (1), direct that the execution of the decision or order of the market committee be stayed.
Acquisition 28. Where any land is needed for the purposes of a market committee of land by the State Government may proceed to acquire the same under the Market cornmitteee. provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, or any other law for the I of 1894.
time being in force.
29. The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette and subject to such conditions and restrictions as it may think fit to impose, exempt any class of persons, commodity or trades from all or any of the provisions of this Act.
Supervisory power of the State Government.
Power to exempt.
Recovery of sums due.
Members and employees of a market committee to be public servants.
30. Every sum due to a market committee under this Act shall be recoverable as an arrear of land revenue under the provisions of the Bengal Ben. Act In Public Demands Recovery Act, 1913. of 1913.
31. Every member of a market committee and every officer and employee of a market committee shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. 45 of1860.
Bar of suits 32. (1) No suit shall be instituted against any market committee, its in absence of Chairman, Vice-Chairman or any other member, any officer or employee, notice.
or any person acting under the direction of any such market committee, Chairman, Vice-Chairman, or any other member, officer or employee, for anything done or purported to be done, in good faith as such member, Chairman, Vice-Chairman, officer, employee or person under this Act, until the expiration of two months next after notice in writing stating the cause of action, the name and place of abode of the intending plaintiff and the relief which he claims, has been in the case of a market committee, delivered or left at its office and in the casq of the Chairman, Vice- Chairman or other member, officer, employee or person as aforesaid, delivered to him or left at his office or usual place of abode, and the plaint shall contain a statement that such notice has been so delivered or left.
(2) Every such suit shall be dismissed unless it is instituted within six months from the date of accrual of the cause of action.
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(3) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to apply to any suit 47 of 1963. instituted under section 38 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963.
33. No trade allowance other than such as may be prescribed shall be Prohibition recovered or given by any person in any transaction within a market area. of trade