State Act

Section 5. Doubt or disputes as to near relative to be referred to Presidency Magistrate or Magistrate of the First Class.

Act no. 18 of 19511951In forceTamil Nadu (State Act)

5. (1) If any doubt or dispute arises whether a person is or is not a near relative of the deceased for the purposes of section 4, the matter shall be referred in the City of Madras, to a * Presidency Magistrate and elsewhere to a Magistrate of the First Class,* and the decision of such Magistrate shall be final. (2) Pending such decision, the body of deceased person shall be preserved from decay in such manner as may be prescribed.

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Section 5. Doubt or disputes as to near relative to be referred to *Presidency Magistrate or Magistrate of the First Class.*

Section 5. Doubt or disputes as to near relative to be referred to Presidency Magistrate or Magistrate of the First Class.