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| (1) The rent in respect of any extent of paddy land shall be paid by the tenant cultivator of such extent to the landlord of such extent or to his authorized agent either directly or through the Agrarian Services Committee, where such landlord fails or refuses to accept such rent. |
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| (2) Where there are two or more landlords of an extent of paddy land, they shall appoint a person for the purpose of collecting the rent from the tenant cultivator of such extent. and shall in writing notify the name and address of the per son appointed for such purpose to the Agrarian Services Committee within whose local jurisdiction such extent wholly or mainly lies, and, if no such appointment is made, such rent shall be paid, directly or through such Committee to the person, if any, who customarily collects such rent for such landlords. |
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| (3) If there is no person entitled to collect such rent or if there is any dispute as to the proportion in which such rent should be paid to each landlord, or as to the person to whom such rent should be paid, such rent computed in money in accordance with the provisions of this Act shall be paid by such tenant cultivator to such Committee, and such Committee shall pay such amount less any expenses incurred by such Committee in handling such rent, to the District Court within whose local jurisdiction such extent wholly or mainly lies, to be drawn by the person or persons entitled thereto. |
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| (4) Where the amount referred to in subsection (3) is not drawn by the person or persons entitled thereto within one year after the date on which such sum was paid to such court, such court shall cause such sum to be paid into the Agrarian Services Fund and no person thereafter shall be entitled to demand or receive such amount. |
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