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(1) Any alienation of any land made in contraven- tion of the provisions of section 4 shall be -void and of •no effect and the land so alienated shall vest in the State Govern- ment from the date of alienation free from all ineumbrances. (2) The Collector may, after giving the parties an opportunity of being heard, by order,— (a) direct any person in whose possession or control any land or part of land vested in the State Govern- ment under sub-section (1) may be to deliver possession thereof to the State Government, (b) impose on the transferor a penalty which may amount to double the consideration for which such laud was alienated, and if, in the opinion of the Collector, there are circum- stances justifying a refund of -;,-hie consideration, if any, paid by the transferee in respect of such land, allow the transferee such refund. .(3) The penalty imposed under clause (1)) of sub- section (2) shall be recoverable as an arrear of land revenue payable to the Collector. (a) Delivery of 7; (.1) On the issue by the Collector of an order under possession clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 6 directing the delivery of land to of possession of any land or part of land to the State Govern- State Govern- ment, any person in whose possession or control such land or ment and part may be shall forthwith deliver possession thereof to the penalty. State Government. Ben. Act IV of 1.866 The West Bengal Alienation of Land (Regulation ) 3 . Act, 1960. XVI of 1960.] (Sections 8-10.) • (2) If any person refuses or fails to comply -with the provisions of sub-section (1), the Collector (a) if he is a Magistrate, enforce the delivery to the State Government of possession of the land or part of land in respect of which such refusal has been made or failure has been committed, cq (b) if he is not a Magistrate, apply to a Magistrate or, within the town of Calcutta as defined in seeiion 3 of the Calcutta Police Act, 1866, to the Commis- sioner of Police, and such Magistrate or Commis- sioner, as the case may be, shall enforce. the delivery to the State Government of pOssession cf such land or - part of land. (3) Whoever refuses or wilfully obstructs the delivery to the State Government of possession of any land or part of land, delivery of possession whereof to the State Government has been directed by the Collector by an • order under clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 6, shall, on conviction before a Magistrate, be punishable, without prejudice to any other penalty to which he may be liable under any other law for the time being in force, with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees.