Recovery of money due to Company as arrears of land revenue.

Where any amount or any instalment thereof payable to the Company by or under this Act is not paid on the date when it becomes due,(a) and the claim is not disputed, the Company Officer may send to the Collector a certificate under his hand indicating therein the sum winch is due to the Company or is claimed by the Company, as the case may be, and thereupon, the Collector shall recover the sum due or claimed as arrear of land revenue;(b) and the claim is disputed, it shall be referred to an officer authorised in this behalf by the State Government for the purpose; and such officer shall after making such inquiry as he deems fit, and after giving to the person by whom the amount is alleged to be payable an opportunity of being heard, decide the question; and the decision of such Officer shall be final; and there upon the amount, if any, determined to be due to the Company may be recovered in the manner provided under clause (a) as if the claim is not disputed.