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Section 12

The Gujarat Court of Wards Act, 1963State Act of Gujarat · Act 37 of 1963

(1) On the issue of a notification under sub-section (1) of section 11, the Court of Wards shall publish in the Official Gazette and in such other manner as the State Government may, by general or special order, direct a notice, in English and also in Gujarati, calling upon all persons having claims against the Government ward or his property to submit the same in writing to it within six months from the date of the publication of the notice.

(2) Where the Court of Wards is satisfied that any claimant was unable to comply with the notice published under sub-section (1), it may allow his claim to be submitted at any time after the date of the expiry of the period fixed therein; but any such claim shall, notwithstanding any law, contract, decree or award to the contrary, cease to carry interest from the date of the expiry of such period until submission.

(3) Every claim against the Government ward or his property (other than a claim on the part of the Government) not submitted to the Court of Wards in compliance with the notice published under sub-section (1), or allowed to be submitted under sub-section (2), shall, save in the cases provided for by clause (c) of sub-section (2) of section 16, and by sections 6 and 13 of the Indian Limitation Act, 1908, be deemed for all purposes and on all occasions, whether during the continuance of the superintendence or afterwards, to have been duly discharged, unless, in any suit or proceeding instituted by the claimant, or by any person claiming under him, in respect of any such claim, it is proved to the satisfaction of the Court that he was unable to comply with the notice published under sub-section (1).

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ActThe Gujarat Court of Wards Act, 1963
Section12
JurisdictionState of Gujarat
StatusIn force as published by the source

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