Section 24: Compensation for damages, etc.

(1) In the exercise of the powers conferred upon it by section 23 of this Act, the Agency, its officers, servants and agents shall do as little damage as may be necessary and the authority shall pay compensation for any damage done to any building, crops and economic trees.
(2) In the case of dispute as to the amount of compensation payable, the same shall be
determined by a magistrate or district judge exercising jurisdiction in the place where the
land is situated or the High Court within whose area of jurisdiction the land is situated, as the case may require, and such decision shall be final and binding.