Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Procedure upon opposition io execution by occupier.—(1) If after receiving information of the intention ol the owner of any building orland to take any action in respect thereof in compliance with a notice issued under this Act, the occupier refuses to allow such owner to take action, the owner, may apply to a District Magistrate or Subdivisional Officer as the case may be. (2) The District Magistrate or Subdivisional Officer upon proof of such refusal may make an order in writing requiring the occupier to allow the owner to execute all such works, with respect to such building or land, as may be necessary for compliance with the notice, and may also, if he thinks fit, order the occupier to pay to the owner the costs relating to such application or order. (3) If after the expiry of eight days from the date of the Magistrate’s order, the occupier continues to refuse to allow the owner to execute such work, the occupier shall be liable, upon conviction, to a fine which may extend to Rs.30 for every day during which he has so continued to refuse. a (4) Every owner, during inc continuance of such refusal shall be discharged from any liability on account of such breach or default. 24