Section 23
Penalties.
The Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957
About this Act
An Act to establish in the economic interest of India greater public control over the coal mining industry and its development by providing for the acquisition by the State of unworked land containing or likely to contain coal deposits or of rights in or over such land, for the extinguishment or modification of such rights accruing by virtue of any agreement, lease, licence or otherwise, and for matters connected therewith.
Whoever wilfully obstructs any person in doing any of the acts authorised by
sub-section (3) of section 4 or wilfully fills up, destroys, damages or displaces any mark made under
section 4, or wilfully obstructs the lawful exercise of any other power conferred by or under this Act, or
fails to comply with any order made or direction given under this Act, shall be punishable with
imprisonment which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or
with both.