Taking possession of property and reference to subordinate Judge’s Court.

(1) In the case of any property in respect of which a demand has been made under section 7, the District Collector or any officer authorized by him in this behalf shall determine the amount payable for that property under that section and tender the same to the owner. If the owner refuses to accept the amount so tendered, the District Collector or the officer aforesaid shall deposit the said amount in the Subordinate Judge’s Court having jurisdiction over the area in which the property is situated and make a reference to that Court to determine the amount payable for that property under section 7 and take possession of the property on behalf of the Government, and the property shall vest in the Government from the date on which possession is so taken.

(2) If the amount determined by the Court is in excess of the amount tendered by the District Collector or the officer authorized by him, the Court may direct the District Collector or the officer aforesaid to pay such excess to the owner together with interest on such excess at the rate of four per cent per annum from the date on which the property was taken possession of to the date of payment of such excess, and the amount deposited in the Court shall be paid immediately to the owner.