Punishment for splitting up purchase orders

Whoever, being an officer of the works department, with mala fide intention resorts to splitting of purchase order in order to enable him to effect the purchases which would have otherwise been beyond the pale of his financial authority to do so, or in flagrant breach of the established procedure for the purchase of goods, plants, machinery, tools, spares or other materials or equipments, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description which may extend to one year or with fine or both. (1) Whenever the fact of transfer or agreement of transfer of plots made by a coloniser in an area of illegal diversion or illegal colonization comes to the notice of the Collector and he considers it desirable to take over the management of such land under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 31, he shall issue a public notice and publish it in at least two local news papers, of which one must be in national language, calling upon all the persons interested in the said land to show cause within such period as may be specified therein, why the management of the said land should not be taken over by him. (2) If the address of any party interested is known to the Collector, he shall cause a copy of the said notice to be sent to his address. (1) Whenever the fact of transfer or agreement of transfer of plots made by a coloniser in an area of illegal diversion or illegal colonization comes to the notice of the Collector and he considers it desirable to take over the management of such land under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 31, he shall issue a public notice "in form IV" and publish it in at least two local news papers, of which one must be in Hindi language, calling upon all the persons interested in the said land to show cause within such period as may be specified therein, why the management of the said land should not be taken over by him. (2) If the address of any party interested is known to the Collector, he shall cause a copy of the said notice to be sent to his address.