Bare ActsThe Kerala Court of Wards Act, 1967 (President's Act No.3 of 1967)

Section 37

Claimants to furmsh full parttcufars a11d documents

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Claimants to furmsh full parttcufars a11d documents.-( I) Every such claimant shall, Within the period prec;cnbed by section 36, notify to tlw Collector in writmg his claim w1th full particula1s thereof : Provided that any claim pt escnted afte•· the expiration of such period and within a further period of SIX months may be admitted if the cla1mant satisfies the Collector that he had sufficient cause for not noti- fying the claim at an earlier date. (2) Every document (including entries in uooks of account) in the possession of or under the conttol of tlw claimant on which he found his claim shall be produced before the Collector with the state- ment of claim or withm such t1me after the 1nlfcn ing of the cla1m as may be allowed by the Collector in tha1 behalf': Provided that if the claim relates to nn amount S!'cured by a decree or award, it shall be ~ufficient for tlte c-laimant to produce before the Collector a certified copy of the deCI re and a certificate from the court which pass~d or is executing the same declaring the amount recoverable thereunder or a true copy of the awanl and a statement of the sum recoverable thereunder, as the cac;e mny he; and ifthe claim is pending adjudication in any com t or has been refe1 red to .trbitratJon, it shall be suffic1ent for the clai•r.ant to produce a certified copy ofthe plamt or a true copy ofthr reference to arbitration, as the case may be. 126 (3) It shalll.:e lawful for the Collector to require the production by any claimant of such of the documents in his possession or power relating to his claim, other than the documents, if any, produced under sub-section (2J, as the Collector may consider nece>sary. (4) Unless the Collector shall otherwise direct, every document produced under this section shall be accompanied by a true copy thereof. The Collector shall mark the original document for the purpose of identification and, after examining and comparing the copy with it, shall retain the copy and return the origina.l to the claimant.

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