Bare ActsThe Punjab New Mandi Township (Dev. and Reg.) Act 1960

Section 15

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(1) Any person aggrieved by an order of the Administrator under 1[sections 5, 8, 9,11, 13] or sub-section (2) of section 14 may, within thirty days from the date of communication to him of such order, prefer an 1 Substituted words and figures "sections 5,8,9,13" by Punjab Act No.16 of 1981, section 6(i). Validation.-Notwithstanding any judgment, decree or order of any court, anything done or any action taken (including any notice issued, any order made for resumption of any site or building, or both, as the case may be, or any such resumption effected, or any order made for the recovery of any arrears or any arrears recovered, or any penalty imposed or recovered) or purported to have been done or taken under the principal Act shall, in so far as it is consistent with the provisions of the principal Act, as amended by this Act and accordingly no suit or other legal proceeding shall be maintained or continued in any court- (i) for the recovery of any site or building, or both, as the case may be, which has or have been resumed; or (ii) for the cancellation of any order made for the presumption of any site or building, or both, as the case may be; or (iii) for the recovery of any money forfeited; or (iv) for the cancellation of any order made for the forfeiture of any money; or (v) for the refund of any arrears recovered ; or (vi) for the cancellation of any order made for the recovery of any arrears; or (vii) for the refund of any penalty recovered; or (viii) for the cancellation of any order imposing any penalty. Appeal and revision. appeal to the Commissioner of the Division in which the new mandi township is situated: Provided that the Commissioner may entertain an appeal after the expiry of the said period of thirty days if he is satisfied that the appellant was prevented by sufficient cause from filing the appeal in time: Provided further that the provisions relating to the deduction of period spent in obtaining copies of orders contained in the Indian Limitation Act, 1908, shall apply in computing the period of limitation. (2) The Commissioner may, after hearing the appeal, confirm, vary or reverse the order appealed against and may pass such orders, as he may deem fit. (3) The Financial Commissioner may, either on his own motion or on an application received in this behalf at any time, within a period of 1[six months] from the date of the order, call for the records of any proceedings in which the Administrator or Commissioner has passed an order for the purpose of satisfying himself as to the legality or propriety of such order and may pass such orders in relation thereto as he thinks fit: Provided that the Financial Commissioner shall not pass an order under this sub-section prejudicial to any person without giving him a reasonable opportunity of being heard.

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