Section 23Disputes as to apportionment

s. 23

23. Disputes as to apportionment When the amount of compensation has been settled under section 16, if any dispute arises as to the apportionment of the same or any part thereof, the Collector shall refer such dispute to the decision of the Court. All costs entailed by such a reference, and the proceedings of the Court thereon, shall be paid by the parties who dispute the apportionment of the compensation, in such proportions as the Court may direct, and the Collector shall not be required to disburse any such costs, nor shall any such costs be recovered, from the Collector. [Appeal] . An appeal shall lie from every such decision to the [High Court Division], unless the Judge whose decision is appealed from is not the District Judge, in which case the appeal shall lie, in the first instance, to the District Judge. Every appeal under this section shall be presented within the time and in manner provided by the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 for regular appeals in suits.