Recovery of due Government Market Com-mitee and others.

(1) Every sum due from a Market Committee to the Government shall be recoverable as an arrear of land revenue. (2) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (3) of section 55, any sum due to a Market Committee on account of any charge, costs, expenses, fees, rent or on any other account under the provisions of this Act or any rule or bye-law made thereunder or any sum due to an agriculturist for any agricultural produce, specified under sub-section (I) of section 25, sold by him in the market area and which is not paid to him as provided by or under this Act, shall be recoverable from the person from whom such sum is due in the same manner as if it were an arrear of land revenue. (3) If any question arises whether a sum is due to a Market Committee or any agriculturist within the meaning of sub-section (2) it shall be referred to a Tribunal constituted for the purpose which shall, after making such inquiry as it may deem fit, and after giving to the person from whom it is alleged to be due, an opportunity of being heard, decide the question and the decision of the Tribunal shall be final. (4) The State Government may constitute one or more Tribunals consisting of one person, possessing such qualifications as may be prescribed, who is not connected with the Market Committee or the agriculturist as the case may be, or with the person from whom the sum is alleged to be due.