Method of payment of compensation.

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Statutory text

(1) Any person entitled to compensation under section 13 shall, on or before such date as the Government may specify in this behalf from time to time by notification in the Official Gazette, make an application to the Civil Administrator in the prescribed form for payment of such compensation.
(2) On receipt of an application under sub-section (1), the Civil Administrator shall, after making such inquiry as he thinks fit, determine the amount of compensation payable to such person: Provided that where there are more persons than one entitled to such compensation, the Civil Administrator shall apportion the compensation among them: Provided further that in cases of dispute regarding apportionment of compensation among the persons entitled to compensation, the Civil Administrator shall direct them to have their respective shares adjudicated upon by a competent civil court and the payment of compensation shall be in accordance with such adjudication.

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