State Act
Section 416. Appeals against decision of the Judge regarding payment of expenses for works executed.
The Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act
416. Appeals against decision of the Judge regarding payment of expenses for works executed.— (1) An appeal shall lie to the District Court from a decision of the Judge regarding the amount or payment of expenses for any work executed, when the amount of the claim in respect of which the decision is given exceeds two thousand rupees : Provided that no such appeal shall be heard by the District Court unless it is filed within one month from the date of the decision of the Judge. (2) The decision of the Judge regarding the amount or payment of expenses for any work executed, if no appeal is filed under this section, and, if an appeal is filed, the decision of the District Court in such appeal shall be final. (3) When an appeal is filed under sub-section (1) in respect of a decision regarding the amount or payment of expenses for any work executed, the Commissioner shall defer proceedings for the recovery of the amount determined under the said section to be due pending the decision of the District Court and, after the decision, shall proceed to recover only such amount, if any, as shall be thereby determined to be due.