law: National Food Security Act, 2013 
  33. Penalties
  Any public servant or authority found guilty, by the State
  
  Commission at the time of deciding any complaint or appeal, of failing to
  
  provide the relief recommended by the District Grievance Redressal Officer,
  
  without reasonable cause, or wilfully ignoring such recommendation, shall be
  
  liable to penalty not exceeding five thousand rupees:
  Provided that the public servant or the public authority, as the
  
  case may be, shall be given a reasonable opportunity of being heard before any
  
  penalty is imposed.