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Ins. by s. 5, ibid. 9 shorter period as may be prescribed, an application for compensation to the Magistrate of the district or of the sub-division of a district within which such area is situated. (2) It shall thereupon be lawful for the Magistrate of the district, with the sanction of the 1[State Government] after such enquiry as he may deem necessary, and whether any additional police-force has or has not been quartered in such area under the last preceding section, to— (a) declare the persons towhom injury has been caused by or has ensued from such misconduct; (b) fix the amount of compensation to be paid to such persons and the manner in which it is to be distributed among them; and (c) assess the proportion in which the same shall be paid by the inhabitants of such area other than the applicant who shall not have been exempted from liability to pay under the next succeeding sub-section: Provided that the Magistrate shall not make any declaration or assessment under this sub-section, unless he is of opinion that such injury as aforesaid has arisen from a riot or unlawful assembly within such area, and that the person who suffered the injury was himself free from blame in respect of the occurrences which led to such injury. (3) It shall be lawful for the 1[State Government], by order, to exempt any persons or class or section of such inhabitants from liability to pay any portion of such compensation. (4)Every declaration or assessment made or order passed by the Magistrate of the district under sub-section (2) shall be subject to revision by the Commissioner of the Division or the 1[State Government], but save as aforesaid shall be final. (5) No civil suit shall bemaintainable inrespectof any injury for which compensation has been awarded under this section. (6) Explanation.—Inthis section the word “inhabitants” shall have the same meaning as in the last preceding section.] STATE AMENDMENT Orissa Amendment of section 15-A.—In the Police Act, 1861 (Act 15 of 1861), in its application to Amendment the State of Orissa, for section 15-A, the following section shall be substituted, namely:— 15-A. Awarding compensation to sufferers from misconduct of inhabitants of any area.—(1) If, any area, death or grievous hurt Awarding or loss of or damage to property (including public property) has been caused by or has-ensued from sufferers the misconduct of the inhabitants of such area or any class or section of them or from the failure inhabitants on their part to render assistance in preventing such loss or damage, it shall be lawful for any person who claims to have suffered injury, loss or case from such misconduct or failure, to make within one month from the date of the injury, loss or damage, as the case may be, an application for compensation to the Magistrate of the district within which such area is Situated. (2)It shall thereupon be lawful for the Magistrate of the district, with the sanction of the State Government, after such enquiry as he may deem necessary, and whether any additional Police Force has or, has not been quartered in such area under the last preceding section to—