Competent Authority.

Competent Authority

1. (1) The Government may, by notification, appoint a District Magistrate or an Additional District Magistrate for such area or areas or for such case or cases as may be specified in the notification as the Competent Authority to exercise control over the properties attached by the Government under section 3.
2. (2) The Competent Authority shall have such other powers as

may be necessary for carrying out the purpose of this Act.

1. (3) Upon receipt of the orders of the Government under section 3,

the Competent Authority shall apply within thirty days to the Designated

Court for making the ad-interim order of attachment absolute and for a

direction to sell the property so attached by public auction and realize the

sale proceeds.

1. (4) An application under sub-section
2. (3) shall be accompanied by one or more affidavits, stating the grounds on which the belief that the Financial Establishment has committed any default or is likely to defraud, is founded, the amount of money or value of other property believed to have been procured by means of the deposit and the details, if any, of persons in whose name such property is believed to have been invested or purchased out of the deposits or any other property attached under section 3.
3. (5) The Competent Authority shall make an application to any court having jurisdiction to try similar cases or deal with the subject matter pertaining to money or property belonging to a Financial Establishment or any person specified in section 3 situated within the territorial jurisdiction of that court for appropriate orders.
4. (6) For the purpose of crediting and dealing with the money realized by the Competent Authority, he shall open an account in any Scheduled Bank.