law: The Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2010 
  42. Disobedience of
  
  direction, obstruction and refusal of information. – 
  1.     
  
    Whoever
  
  wilfully disobeys any direction lawfully given by any person or authority
  
  empowered under this Act to give such direction, or obstructs any person or
  
  authority in the discharge of any functions which such person or authority is
  
  required or empowered under this Act to discharge, shall be liable to a
  
  monetary penalty which may extend to five lakh rupees.
  2.     
  
    Whoever
  
  being required by or under this Act to supply any information wilfully
  
  withholds such information or gives information which he knows to be false or
  
  which he does not believe to be true, shall be liable to a monetary penalty
  
  which may extend to five lakh rupees.
  3.     
  
    For
  
  the purpose of adjudging under sub-sections (1) and (2), the authority shall
  
  hold an inquiry in the prescribed manner after giving any person concerned a
  
  reasonable opportunity of being heard for the purpose of imposing any monetary
  
  penalty.
  4.     
  
  
  
    While
  
  holding an inquiry the authority shall have power to summon and enforce the
  
  attendance of any person acquainted with the facts and circumstances of the
  
  case to give evidence or to produce any document which in the opinion of the
  
  authority, may be useful for or relevant to the subject matter of the inquiry
  
  and if, on such inquiry, it is satisfied that the person has failed to comply
  
  with the provisions specified in sub-sections (1) and (2), it may by order
  
  impose the monetary penalty specified in those sub-sections to be deposited
  
  within thirty days of the order in the account referred to in sub-section (8).
  5.     
  
    While
  
  determining the quantum of monetary penalty, the authority shall take into
  
  account the category, size and type of the clinical establishment and local
  
  conditions of the area in which the establishment is situated.
  6.     
  
    Any
  
  person aggrieved by the decision of the authority may prefer an appeal to the
  
  State Council within a period of three months from the date of the said
  
  decision.
  7.     
  
    The
  
  manner of filing the appeal referred to in sub-section (6) shall be such as may
  
  be prescribed.
  8.     
  
    The
  
  monetary penalty levied under sections 41 and 42 shall be credited to such
  
  account as the State Government may by order specify in this behalf.