Director to surcharge illegal payments and loss caused by negligence or misconduct

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Statutory text

(1) The Director may disallow any payment which appears to him to be contrary to law and surcharge the same against the person making or person or body of persons authorizing the making of the illegal payment and may charge against any person responsible therefor, the amount of any deficiency or loss caused by the negligence or misconduct of that person or any sum received which ought to have been, but has not been brought into account by that person and shall, in every such case, certify the amount due from such person.
(2) Any person aggrieved by the surcharge may, within one month from the date of receipt of the decision of the Director may apply to the administrative secretary, to set aside the surcharge and he, after taking such evidence as is necessary, may confirm, modify or remit the same.
(3) Every sum certified to be due from any person by the Director under this Act shall be paid by such person to the executive authority within one month from the date of intimation of the decision of the Director to him unless, such person has filed an application against the decision under sub-section (2) above within such time and such amount, if not so paid, or such amount as due, may be recovered as an arrear of land revenue.

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