Section 83State of Maharashtra Act
Section 83: Intestate property over four hundred rupees in value
Intestate property over four hundred rupees in value.
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In any area under the charge of a Commissioner if any property of the nature referred to in section 82 appears to have been left by a person who has died intestate, and not to be under four hundred rupees in value, the Commissioner shall communicate with the Administrator-General with a view to its being dealt with under the provisions of the Administrator-General’s Act, 1913, or other law for the time being in force.(2)
In areas outside the charge of a Commissioner the property shall be delivered to the police-patel, if any, of the town or village in which the same was found, and a receipt therefor taken from the police-patel, who shall forward such property to the Magistrate to whom such police-patel is subordinate. If in any such case there be no police-patel of such town or village, the Police shall forthwith report to such-Magistrate as the Magistrate of the district shall, from time to time, appoint in this behalf, and act thereafter as the said first mentioned Magistrate shall direct.Previous
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