section 71
Procedure in case persons fail to comply with notice
The Gangtok Municipal Corporation Act, 197571(1) If the person on whom a notice to remove a nuisance has been served under section 70 fails to comply with any of the requirements thereof within the time specified, or if the nuisance, although removed since the service of the notice, is in the opinion of the Corporation likely to recur on the same premises shall cause a complaint relating to such nuisance to be made before a Magistrate., and such Magistrate shall thereupon issue a summons requiring the person on whom the notice was served to appear before him. (2) If the Magistrate is satisfied that the alleged nuisance exists, or that, although removed, it is likely to recur on the same premises, he shall make — (a) on the author thereof, or the owner or occupier of the premises, as the case may be, an order requiring him to comply with all or any of the requirements of the notice or otherwise to remove the nuisance within a time specified in the order and to do any works necessary for that purpose, or an order prohibiting the recurrence of the nuisance and directing the execution of any works necessary to prevent the recurrence or an order both requiring the removal and prohibiting the recurrence of the nuisance, or (b) an order on the Corporation directing them to remove or prevent the recurrence of the nuisance or both, at the expense of the author thereof or the owner or occupier of the premises, as the case may be. (3) Before making any order the Magistrate may, if he thinks fit, adjourn the hearing or further hearing of the case until an inspection, investigation or analysis in respect of the nuisance alleged has been made by some competent person. (4) Any costs incurred by the Corporation in executing an order of the magistrate under clause (b) of sub-section (2) shall be payable on demand, and if not paid on demand, may be recovered by distress and sale of the moveable property of the defaulter.
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