The Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Act,1954
Section 21. Recovery of certain sums as arrears of land revenue
(1) Any sum payable to the Government or to the Custodian in respect of any evacuee property, under any agreement, express or implied, lease or other document or otherwise howsoever, for any period prior to the date of acquisition of such property under this Act, which has not been recovered under Section 48 of the Administration of Evacuee Property Act,1950, and any sum payable to the Government in respect of any property in the compensation pool may be recovered in the same manner as an arrear of land revenue.
(2)If any question arises whether a sum is payable to the Government or to the Custodian within the meaning of sub-section (1) in respect of any property referred to herein, it shall be referred to the Settlement Commissioner within whose jurisdiction the property is situated and the Settlement Commissioner shall after making such inquiry as he may deem fit and giving to the person by whom the sum is alleged to be payable an opportunity of being heard decide the question; and the decision of the Settlement Commissioner shall subject to any appeal or revision under this Act, be final, and shall not be called in question by any Court or other authority.
(3)For the purpose of this section, a sum shall be deemed to be payable to the Custodian, notwithstanding that its recovery is barred by the India Limitation Act,1908, (9 of 1908), or any other law for the time being in force relating to limitation of actions.
The Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Act,1954
