Cancellation of permit, certificate of registration or licence

If the Ground Water Authority is satisfied either on a reference made to it in this behalf or otherwise, that,- (a) the permit or certificate of registration or the licence granted under sub-section (3) of section 6, or sub-section (3) of section 7, or sub-section (3) of section 11, as the case may be, has been obtained by fraud or misrepresentation of facts, or (b) the holder of the permit or certificate of registration or licence has without reasonable cause failed to comply with the conditions subject to which the permit or certificate of registration or licence has been granted or has contravened any of the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder, or (c) a situation has arisen which warrants limiting of the use of extraction of ground water, then, without prejudice to any other penalty to which the holder of the permit or the certificate of registration or licence may be liable under this Act, the Ground Water Authority may, after giving the holder of the permit, certificate of registration or licence, as the case may be, an opportunity to show-cause, cancel the permit, certificate of registration or licence.