Release from requisition

(1) The officer or authority requisitioning a vehicle may at any time release the vehicle from requisition. (2) With effect from such date no further liability for payment of any charges of any other kind shail lie with the officer or authority requisitioning the vehicle: (3) The delivery of possession of the vehicle to the owner or his accredited agent shall be a fuil discharge of any liability of the State Government to deliver possession te such person as may have rightful claim to possession thereof but shall not prejudice any rightin respect of such vehicle which any other person may be entitled by due process of law to enforce against the person to whom possession of the vehicle is so delivered. (4) If the owner fails to take delivery of the vehicle on or within the specified date the officer or authority who passed the order of release of the Vehicle may dispose of the same thereafter : Provided that such officer or authority shall be competent to allow to the owner such extension of time as he/it may deem proper without any liability for any compensation or other payment for the period of extension. (5) The disposal of a vehicle under sub-section (4) shail be by public auction and at the risk of the owner and the sale proceeds shall be made over to the owner after deducting any expenditure incurred by the officer of authority releasing the vehicle due to the owner not taking delivery of it on or within the specified date.