Section 53B:
Notice to be given of suits.
1[53B. Notice to be given of suits.--(1) No suit shall be instituted against the Authority, or any
member thereof, or any of its officers or other employees, or any person acting under the directions of the
Authority or any member or any officer or other employee of the Authority in respect of any act done or
purporting to have been done in pursuance of this Act or any rule or regulation made thereunder until the
expiration of two months after notice in writing has been, in the case of the Authority, left at its office,
and in any other case, delivered to, or left at the office or place of abode of, the person to be sued and
unless such notice states explicitly the cause of action, the nature of relief sought, the amount of
compensation claimed and the name and place of residence of the intending plaintiff and unless the plaint
contains a statement that such notice has been so left or delivered.
(2) No suit such as is described in sub-section (1) shall, unless it is a suit for recovery of immovable
property or for a declaration of title thereto, be instituted after the expiry of six months from the date on
which the cause of action arises.
(3) Nothing contained in sub-section (1) shall be deemed to apply to a suit in which the only relief
claimed is an injunction of which the object would be defeated by the giving of the notice or the
postponement of the institution of the suit.]
Notes:
1. Ins. by Act 56 of 1963, s. 26 (w.e.f. 30-12-1963).