Section 6
Compensation for any necessary damage done under section 4.
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.
(1) Whenever any action of
the nature described in sub-section (3) of section 4 is to be taken, the competent authority shall, before or
at the time such action is taken, pay or tender payment for all necessary damage which is likely to be
caused, and in case of dispute as to the sufficiency of the amount so paid or tendered or as to the person to
whom it should be paid or tendered, he shall at once refer the dispute to the decision of the Central
Government, and the decision of the Central Government shall be final.
(2) The fact that there exists any such dispute as is referred to in this section shall not be a bar to action under sub-section (3) of section 4.
(2) The fact that there exists any such dispute as is referred to in this section shall not be a bar to action under sub-section (3) of section 4.