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(1) The Special Judge shall publish in the 3[official Gazette] a notice in English 4[and in Hindi in Devanagri Scripts]5[****] calling upon all persons having claims in respect of private debts both decreed and undecreed against the person or the property of the landlord by or on whose behalf the application has been made under section 4 to present to the Special Judge, within three months from the date of the publication of the notice, written statements of their claims. Copies of notice to be exhibited (2) The Special Judge shall also cause copies of such notice to be published in such6 [paper or] papers 7[* * *]as he may direct and to be exhibited at his own office, at the office of each Collector within whose district any part of the property of the landlord is situate, and at some conspicuous place in the village where the landlord resides and shall also send a copy of the notice 8 [and a copy of the written statement submitted under sub-section (1) of section 8] by registered post to each of the creditors whose names and addresses are mentioned in the statement under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of 9[section 8]. Provision for admission of claims within a further period of two months (3) The written statement must be presented within the period specified in the notice, unless the claimant satisfied the Special Judge that he had sufficient cause for not presenting it within such period, in which case the Special Judge may]10, 11[subject to such orders as to cost as he may deem fit receive such statement if presented at any time before the date on which he sends the decrees to the Collector under the provisions of section 19 or before the 30th day of November, 1939, whichever is later.]11 (4) If one or more members of a joint Hindu family apply Apportionment ——————————————————————————————————————————