Cantonments (House Accommodation) Act : POWER FOR OWNER TO REFER TO CIVIL COURT ON QUESTION OF REPAIRS Indian

Cantonments (House Accommodation) Act,1923

Act No : 6

Section : POWER FOR OWNER TO REFER TO CIVIL COURT ON QUESTION OF REPAIRS

SECTION 16: POWER FOR OWNER TO REFER TO CIVIL COURT ON QUESTION OF REPAIRS

(1) If the owner fails to execute any repairs to a house as required by a notice issued to him under section 7-, the47[Officer Commanding the station] may by notice require the owner to execute the repairs within such period, not being less than48[thirty] days, as may be specified in the notice.

(2) If the owner objects to any requisition contained in a notice issued under sub-section (1), he may, within48[thirty] days from the service of the notice49[refer the matter to a Civil Court in accordance with the provisions of Chapter
IV]:

49[Provided that where an appeal has been made to the Officer Commanding the District under section 30-, the period of thirty days shall be reckoned from the date on which the owner received notice of the result of the appeal under sub-section (2) of section 32-.]

49[(3) Every reference under sub-section (2) shall be accompanied by an estimate of the repairs, if any, which the owner considers necessary in order to put the house into a state of reasonable repair.]