If any person refuses or fails to pay the damages within the time specified in the notice, the damages may be recovered from him as arrears of land revenue.

Appeal

1. (1) Any person aggrieved by an order of the Collector under section 18 or section 19 may, within a period of thirty days from the date of the service of notice under section 18 or section 19, as the case may be, prefer an appeal to the Director, or such other authority, as the State Government may appoint in this behalf: Provided that the appellate authority may entertain the appeal after the expiry of the said period of thirty days, if it is satisfied that the appellant was prevented by sufficient cause from filing the appeal in time.
2. (2) Where an appeal is preferred under sub-section (1), the appellate authority may stay the enforcement of the order of the Collector for such period and on such conditions, as it deems fit.
3. (3) Every appeal under this section shall be disposed of by the appellate authority as expeditiously as possible.