The Chutia Nagpur Encumbered Estates Act, 1876

Section 5. Notice to claimant against holder of property

In force · As amended up to 2026-08

5. Notice to claimant against holder of property.— On the publication of the order vesting in him the management on the said property, the manager shall publish a notice in English, Urdu and Hindi, calling upon all persons having claims against the holder of the said property to notify the same in writing to such Manager within three months from the date of the publication. Notice how published.— Such notice shall be published by being posted at the kachahris in the district or districts in which the said property lies, and at such other places as the Manager thinks fit. — 6. Claim to contain full particulars. Every such claimant shall, along with his claim present full particulars thereof. Documents to be given up.— Every document on which the claimant founds his claim, or on which he relies in support thereof, shall be delivered to the Manager along with the claim. Entries in Books.— If the document be an entry in any book, the claimant shall produce the book to the Manager, together with a copy of the entry on which he relies. The Manager shall mark the book for the purpose of identification, and, after examining and comparing the copy with the original, shall return the book to the claimant. Exclusion of documents not produced.— If any document in the possession or under the control of the claimant is not delivered or produced by him to the Manager along with the claim, the Manager may refuse to receive such document in evidence on the claimant's behalf at the investigation of the case.

Source: India Code