Notice to persons interested

(1) Before the expiry of 3 months from the date of publication of the notification under section 3, the Collector shall issue a notice to all persons interested in such land giving the date and time on which an enquiry for assessment of damage is to be held. (2) Such notification shall be served in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. (3) A person interested may, if he so desires, file a written objection before the Collector. (4) On the day so fixed under this section or any other date to which the enquiry is adjourned, the Collector shall proceed, enquire into the objections (if any) filed by any person interested in the land and determine the amount of damage and the interest of the person claiming the compensation and shall make an award under his hand of :- (a) the true area of the land and the nature of damage; (b) the compensation which, in his opinion, should be allowed for any damage caused or likely to be caused due to the execution of any public work or imposition of any restrictions; (c) the apportionment of the compensation among all the persons known or believed to be interested in the land, of whom or of whose claims he has information, whether or not they appeared before him. (5) The Collector shall give immediate notice of the award made by him to such of the persons who are interested in the land but who are not present personally or by their representatives when the award was made.