Any person aggrieved by an order of the Competent Authority refusing to grant the permission referred to in sub-section (1) 5[or sub-section (1A) of section 22] may, within thirty days of the date of the order, prefer an appeal to the Tribunal, and the decision of the Tribunal shall be final. [23-A. Recovery of rent, etc., by criminal intimidation prohibited.—
(1) No person shall—
(a) collect or attempt to collect from any occupier, referred to in section 22, any rent, compensation or other charges by threatening or causing any injury to his person, reputation or property or to the person or reputation of anyone in whom the occupier is interested;
(b) evict or attempt to evict any such occupier by force without resorting to the lawful procedure; or
(c) abet in any manner the doing of any of the abovementioned things.
(2) Whoever contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1) shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or with fine or with both.]