Section 20. Insertion of new section 32A in Bihar Act XIV of 1956

Insertion of new section 32A in Bihar Act XIV of 1956.—After section 32 of the said Act, the following section shall be inserted, namely:—
"32A. Sums due to the Board recoverable as Public demands.—(1) All loans and grants under this Act, all interests, if any, charged thereon, all misappropriated, misutilised or unutilised grants made under any agreement expressed or implied or otherwise, and costs, if any, incurred in making or recovering the same, whether before or after the commencement of the Bihar Khadi and Village Industries (Amendment) Ordinance, 1981 (Bihar Ordinance No. 116 of 1981) shall without prejudice to any other remedy provided by law, be recoverable under the Bihar and Orissa Public Demands Recovery Act, 1914 (Bihar & Orissa Act IV of 1914).
(2) If any question arises whether a sum is payable to the Board within the meaning of sub-section (1) the same shall be referred to the Director of Industries, Bihar who shall after making such inquiry as he may deem fit, and after giving the person by whom the sum is alleged to be payable an opportunity of being heard, decide the question and his decision thereon shall be final and shall not be called in question in any court of law.
Explanation.—For the purposes of this sub-section, Director of Industries means the Director of Industries of the Government of Bihar and includes any person not below the rank of Additional Director of Industries authorised by the Government of Bihar or whom the Director of Industries may authorise to perform his functions on his behalf."