Section 489
Procedure To Be Followed If Deed Executed On Household Is Lost Or Destroyed Due To Force Majeure Event
event: (1) If a deed executed in
household is lost or destroyed due to a force majeure event, the
creditor shall make an application, setting out the matter, to the
concerned Local Level within fifteen days from the date of loss or
occurrence of the force majeure event.
(2) If an application is made pursuant to sub-section (1),
the concerned Local Level shall draw up a receipt setting out the
matter and issue the receipt, sealed with the stamp of the office, to
the applicant.
(3) If an application is made pursuant to sub-section (1),
the Local Level shall summon the presence of the deed executor, if
he or she is alive, and of the nearest heir, if such executor is not
alive, within seven days, and cause a deed to be prepared as per the
original deed, if he or she so consents, and authenticate such deed
and deliver it to the applicant.
(4) If the deed executor does not consent to execute
another deed indicating that the deed was lost or destroyed due to a
force majeure event pursuant to sub-section (3), the creditor shall
make a lawsuit and maintain his or her right, showing the evidence
of the loss of deed or occurrence of the force majeure event, within
thirty-five days of the expiry of that time-limit.
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