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(i) Where any persons have bcen evicted {rom any public premises under section 5 or where any buiiding or other work has been dem6lished under section 7, the Estate Ofticer may, after giving fourteen days notice to the persons from whom possession of the public premises has Deen taken and after publishing the notice in at least one newspaper having circulation in the locality, remove or cause to be removed or disposed o{ by public auction any property remaining on such premises. (ii) Where any goods, materials, cattle or other animals have been removed lrom any public premises under section 6, the Estate Oflicer may, after giving fourteen days, notice to the persons owing such goods, materials cattle or other animals and after publishing the notice in at least one newspaper having circulation in the locality, dispose, of, by public auction such goods, materials, cattle or olher animals. (iii) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub- section (i) and (ii) the giving or publication of any notice referred to lherein shall not be necessary in respect ol any property which is subject to speedy and natural decay, and the Estate Officer, may after recording such evidence as he may think fit, cause such property to be sold or otherwise disposed of in such manner as he may think fit. (iv) Where any property is sold under sub-section (i), 1i.e sale proceeds thereo{ shall,.alter deductrng the expenses of the sale and the amount, if any, due to the State Governmenl or lhe corporation/ public sector undertaking on account of arrears ol rent or damages or costs, be paid to such person or persons as may appear to the Estate Officer to be entitled lo the same : Provided lhat where the Estate Off icer is unable to decide as to the person or persons to whom the balance ol the amount is payable or as to the appointment of the same, he may reler such dispute to the civil court of competenl jurisdiction and the decision of the court lhereon shall be Iinal. Disposal ol pro- perty lelt on public premises by unauthoriz- ed occupants Pov/erto require payrnent of rent or damages in respect of pubiic premises Power of Estate Ofticer 168 (v) The expression "costs" relerred to in sub- section (iv) shall include the cost of removal recoverable under section 6 and the cost of demolition recoverable under section 7.