State Act

THE UNITED PROVINCES ENCUMBERED ESTATES ACT, 1934

10. (1) Every claimant referred to in [section 9]1 shall in the written statement of his claim, give full particulars thereof and shall state so far as they are known to or can be ascertained by him, the nature and extent of the landlords proprietary rights in land and the nature and extent, if any, of the landlords property other than proprietary rights in land. (2) Every document on which the claimant bases his claim, or on which he relies in support thereof, shall be delivered to the Special Judge along with the written statement or if the Special Judge so directs on some later date or dates to be specified by him from time to time in that behalf. (3) If the documents is an entry in any book, the claimant shall produce the book before the Special Judge, together with a copy of the entry on which he relies. The Special Judge shall mark the book for the purpose of identification and, after 2[ having the copy examined and compared] with the original, shall return the book to the claimant. (4) If any document in the possession or under the control of the claimant is not delivered or produced by him as required by this section, the Special Judge may refuse to receive it in evidence on behalf of the claimant at the investigation of the case.