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0Penalty for maintaining or running unregistered tutorial institutions.- (1) Any person who maintains or runs a tutorial institution in contravention of the provisions of clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 35 or who establishes and maintains a tutorial institution without obtaining the registration certificate under sub-section (2) of the said section or who after the cancellation of the registration certificate issued to him under that sub- section continues to run such an institution, shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to two hundred and fifty rupees: Provided that for a second or any subsequent conviction under this section, he shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees or with both. 1[124A. Penalty for contravention of section 48.- Any educational institution is found guilty of contravention of provisions of section 48 in an enquiry conducted, after providing an opportunity of being heard, by the District Education Regulatory Authority, it shall impose a penalty which may extend to ten lakh rupees and also direct for refund of amount so collected by the institution in excess of the amount prescribed under section 48.]1