Section 23. Power to require erection, repair of renewal of boundary marks

23. (1) The Sub-Divisional Officer may, on receipt of the recommendations of the Naib Tahsildar under section 22, or otherwise, require a 1Gram Panchayat in relation to a village and a tenure holder in relation to his holding, to erect or restore proper boundary marks or to repair or replace the same in such manner as may be prescribed. (2) Where the 1[ Gram Panchayat] or a tenure holder fails to erect, restore, repair or replace the boundary marks as required under sub-section (1), the Sub-Divisional Officer may cause such boundary marks to be erected, restored, repaid or replaced as the case may be and recover the cost thereof from such 1[ Gram Panchayat] or the tenure holder in the manner prescribed.