(1) If any trees standing or lying
near a telegraph line interrupts, or is likely to interrupt, telegraphic communication, a Magistrate of the
first or second class may, on the application of the telegraph authority, cause the tree to be removed or
dealt with in such other way as he deems fit.
(2) When disposing of an application under sub-section (1), the Magistrate shall, in the case of any tree in existence before the telegraph line was placed, award to the persons interested in the tree such compensation as he thinks reasonable, and the award shall be final.
(2) When disposing of an application under sub-section (1), the Magistrate shall, in the case of any tree in existence before the telegraph line was placed, award to the persons interested in the tree such compensation as he thinks reasonable, and the award shall be final.