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State of Assam - Section

Section 34 in The Assam Highway Act, 1989

34. Assessment of betterment tax.

(1)The Board shall, at any time after a month of the publication of the notification under sub-section (5) of Section 32, assess the amount of betterment tax payable by every individual owner of land, and shall serve a notice on him in writing in the prescribed manner, specifying the amount of tax payable by him the details of calculation, the instalments if any which payment may be made, to date or dates on or before which payment of the full amount of the installment shall be made, and the authority to whom payment shall be tendered.
(2)Any person on whom a notice for payment of betterment tax has been served under sub-section (1) may within one month from the date of service of such notice, file an objection before the Board in respect of assessment made against him, provided that the Board shall have desertion to entertain objections even after the expiry of the period of one month if it is satisfied that the failure ton file such objections in time was due to causes beyond the control of the objector.
(3)After an opportunity has been given to the objection or of being heard in person or through pleader the Board may confirm, modify or cancel the assessment made under sub-section (1).
(4)Any person aggrieved by the order issued by the Board under sub-section (3) may within two months from the date of such order, appeal to the appropriate civil court.
(5)If any person on whom a notice has been served under sub-section (1) tails to file any objection under sub-section (2) the assessment shall be conclusive and shall not be questioned in any court of law.