Appeal against notice served under sub-section (1) of section 23

Where the person on whom notice to remove an encroachment has been served under sub-section (1) of section 23 lays claim that the land in respect of which encroachment has been alleged is his property or that he has acquired a right over it by virtue of adverse possession or otherwise he shall, within the time limit prescribed in the notice for the removal of encroachment, file an appeal before the Deputy Commissioner under intimation to the Highway Authority or the officer authorised under sub-section (1) of section 21, as the case may be. The Deputy Commissioner shall, after due enquiry, record his decision in writing and communicate the same to the appellant and the Highway Authority or such officer. The Highway Authority or such officer shall till then desist from taking further action in the matter.