Section 14: Disposal of application under sections 5, 6 and 7A

(1) The prescribed authority or the Central Government may, in its discretion, grant or refuse an application under [sections 5, 6 and 7A] and shall not be required to assign any reasons for such grant or refusal.

(2) Subject to the provisions of section l5 the decision of the prescribed authority or the Central Government on any such application as aforesaid shall be final and shall not be called in question in any court.

Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 15 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.

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