law: Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996 
  
  50.Penalty for other offences.-
  (1) Whoever contravenes and other provision of
  
  this Act or any rules made thereunder or who fails to
  
  comply with any provision of this Act or any rules made thereunder 
  
  shall, where no express penalty is elsewhere provided for such contravention or
  
  failure, be punishable with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees for
  
  every such contravention or failure, as the case may be, and in the case of a
  
  continuing contravention or failure, as the case may be, with an additional
  
  fine which may extend to one hundred rupees for every day during which such
  
  contravention or failure continues after the conviction for the first such
  
  contravention or failure.
  (2) A penalty under sub-section (1) may be imposed-----
  (a) by the Director-General where the contravention or failure relates to a
  
  matter to which the appropriate Government is the Central Government; and
  (b) by the Chief Inspector where the contravention or failure relates to a
  
  matter to which the appropriate Government is the State Government.
  (3) No penalty shall be imposed unless the person concerned is given a notice
  
  in writing----
  (a) informing him of
  
  the grounds on which it is proposed to impose a penalty; and
  (b) giving him a reasonable opportunity of making a representation in writing
  
  within such reasonable time as may be specified in the notice against the
  
  imposition of penalty mentioned therein, and, if he so desires, of being heard
  
  in the matter.
  (4) Without prejudice to any other provision contained in this Act, the
  
  Director-General and the Chief Inspector shall have all the powers of a civil
  
  court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, while exercising any powers
  
  under this section, in respect of the following matters, namely:---
  (a) summoning and enforcing the attendance of witnesses:
  (b) requiring the discovery and production of any document;
  (c) requisitioning any public record or copy thereof from any court or office;
  (d) receiving evidence on affidavits; and
  (e) issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses or documents.
  (5) Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prevent the person
  
  concerned from being prosecuted under any other provision of this Act or any
  
  other law for any offence made punishable by this Act or by that other law, as
  
  the case may be, or for being liable under this Act or any such law to any
  
  other or higher penalty or punishment than is provided for such offence by this
  
  section:
  
  Provided that no person shall be punished twice for the same offence.