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(1) The owner or occupier of the land with respect to which a declaration has been made under Sub-section (1) of section 53, shall be entitled to use the land for the purpose for which such land was put to use immediately before the date of the notification under Sub-section (1) of section 50. Provided that such owner or occupier shall not after the declaration made under the Sub- section (1) of section 53:- (i) construct any building or any other structure, (ii) construct or excavate any tank, well reservoir or dam, or (iii) plant any tree, on that land. (2) The owner or occupier of the land under which any pipeline has been laid shall not do any act or permit any act to be done which will or is likely to cause any damage in any manner whatsoever to the pipeline. (3) Where the owner or occupier of the land with respect to which a declaration has been made under Sub-section (1) of Section 53 (a) constructs any building or any other Structure, or (b) constructs or excavates any well, tank. Reservoir or dam, or (c) plant any tree on that land, the authority exercising the powers of the court of District Judge within the local limits of whose jurisdiction such land is situated may, on an application made to it by the Competent Authority and after holding of such inquiry as it may deem fit, cause the building, structure, reservoir, dam or tree to be removed or the well or tank to be filled up, and the cost of such removal or filling up shall be recoverable from such owner or occupier in the same manner as if the order for the recovery of such costs were a decree made by that Authority. Compensation