Bare ActsThe ROERICH AND DEVIKARANI ROERICH ESTATE (ACQUISITION AND TRANSFER) ACT, 1996.

Section 19

Disbursement of the amount by the Commissioner to the claimants

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Disbursement of the amount by the Commissioner to the claimants.- After admitting a claim under this Act the amount due in respect of such claim shall be paid by the Commissioner to the person or persons to whom such amount is due and on such payment, the liability in relation to the Estate in respect of such claims shall stand discharged. 1[19A. Disbursement of amount to the owners, transferees and other interested persons.- (1) If out of the amount paid to him in relation to the estate, there is a balance left after meeting the liabilities specified in Schedule-II, the Commissioner shall disburse such balance to the owners, transferees and other interested persons. (2) Before making any payment to the owners, trasnferees and other interested persons in proportion to their interest in the Estate, the Commissioner shall satisfy himself as to the right of such owners, transferees and other interested persons to receive the whole or any part of such amount and in the event of thre being a doubt or dispute as to the right of such owner, transferee or other interested persons to receive the whole or any part of the amount referred to in section 7 and 8, including appointment of the amount among them, the Commissioner shal refer the matter to the Court and make disbursement in accordance with the decision of the Court. (3) The court shall decide the appoitment of amount among the owners, trransferees and other interested persons in relation to the estate having due regard to the value on the appointed day, of the property forming part of the estate. (4) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act evidence shall be admissible to establish the court right, title and interest of the owners, transferees or other interested persons in relation to the estate. Explanation: In this section 'Court' in relation to the estate means the principal court of original jurisdiction within the local limits of whose jurisidiction the estate is situated.]1

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