Chapter V MISCELLANEOUS

When the lease of the tolls of any ferry is surrendered under section 11 or cancelled under section 24, the District Magistrate of the District may take possession of all boats and their equipment and all other

When any boats or their equipment or any materials or appliances suitable for setting up a ferry, are emergently required for facilitating the transport of officers, or troops of the Government of India on duty, or of any other persons on the business of Government, or of any animals, vehicles or baggage belonging to such officers, troops or persons or of any property of Government, the District Magistrate of the District may take possession of and use the same paying such compensation for the use thereof as the Central Government where the transport is in connection with the affairs of the Central Government and the State Government in other cases, may in each case direct, until such transport is completed.

No suit to ascertain the amount of any compensation payable, or abatement of rent allowable, under this Act shall be cognizable by any civil court.

The State Government may, from time to time, delegate, under such restrictions as it thinks fit, any of the powers conferred on it by this Act to the District Magistrate of the District or any other Magistrate of a District, or to such other officers as it thinks fit, by name or by virtue of his office.