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(1) The seniormost male member of the family shall, within sixty days from the date of commencement of the Valiamma Thampuran Kovilakam Estate and Palace Fund (Partition) and the Kerala Joint Hindu Family System (Abolition) Amendment Ordinance, 1978, direct the Board to effect partition of the Estate and the Palace Fund among all the members entitled to a share of the Estate and the Palace Fund under S.4 of the Kerala Joint Hindu Family System (Abolition) Act, 1975 (30 of 1976), and such direction shall be published by the Board in the Gazette. (2) If the seniormost male member fails to direct the Board as required by sub-section (1), the Board shall, on the expiry of the period specified in that sub-section, proceed to effect the partition of the Estate and the Palace Fund among the members referred to in sub-section (1), and the partition so effected shall be valid notwithstanding anything contained in S. 17 of the Proclamation.] Substituted by Act 15/1978 w.e.f 28/12/1971.