Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) The cost, if any, of the labour employed and of the survey marks used in any survey notified under section 4 shall be determined or apportioned in the prescribed manner among the persons who have any interest in the land or in the boundaries of which the survey has been ordered and shall be recoverable from such persons as an arrear of land revenue under the law for the time being in force in that behalf. Notice of such determination and apportionment shall be given in the prescribed manner to the persons aforesaid. (2) Any person affected by a decision under sub-section (1) may appeal to the prescribed officer whose decision, with reasons therefor, shall be recorded in writing and notice of such decision shall be given in the prescribed manner to the parties to the appeal. 45 (3) An appeal under sub-section (2) shall be preferred within three months from the date of service of notice under sub-section (1), after excluding the time taken for obtaining a copy of the decision. (4) Any appeal may be admitted after the period of limitation mentioned in sub-section (3) when the appellant satisfies the appellate authority that he had sufficient cause for not preferring the appeal within such period. Explanation. --- The fact that notice under sub-section (1) was not served personally on the appellant shall be deemed to be good and sufficient cause within the meaning of this sub-section. (5) A copy of the order under sub-section (2) shall be furnished to any person interested in such order on his application and on payment of the prescribed cost. Power of survey officer to determine and record an undisputed boundary