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Amendment of section 32.- In the Principal Act, in section 32,- (i) in sub-section (1),for clause (b), the following shall be substituted, namely:- “(b) having been required to furnish any information or return under clause (f) of sub-section (1) of section 17 of this Act,- (iii) Willfully refuses or without lawful excuse, neglects to furnish such information or return; or 32 (iv) Willfully furnishes or causes to be furnished any information or return which he knows to be false: - Shall be liable for punishment with penalty which may extend to Fifty thousand rupees. In the case of continuing and subsequent failure or contravention, an additional Penalty which may extend to one thousand rupees for every day during which such failure or contravention continues, shall be imposed.” (ii) in sub-section (2), for the words "five thousand," the words "twenty five thousand", shall be substituted; (iii) in sub-section (4), for the words "ten thousand", the words "twenty five thousand", shall be substituted; and (iv) after sub-section (4), the following shall be inserted, namely:- “(5) Any person extracts the water without obtaining valid No Objection Certificate and violates the provisions of this Act and said No Objection Certificate, punishable with penalty as notified by the Government on the basis of guidelines issued by the Central Ground Water Authority, with suitable modifications.” The above translation of the ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಅಂತರ್ಾಲ (ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಮತ್ತು ನಿರ್ಾಹಣೆಯ ವಿನಿಯಮನ ಹಾಗೂ ನಿಯಂತರಣ) (ತಿದ್ದುಪಡಿ) ಅಧಿನಿಯಮ, 2025 (2025 ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಅಧಿನಿಯಮ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆ: 63) be published in the official Gazette under clause (3) of Article 348 of the Constitution of India. THAAWARCHAND GEHLOT GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA By Order and in the name of the Governor of Karnataka, G. SRIDHAR Secretary to Government Department of Parliamentary Affairs and Legislation