Section 7 in Tamil Nadu Protection of Interests of Depositors (In Financial Establishments) Act, 1997
7. Powers of Special Court regarding attachment, sale, realisation and distribution.
(1)Upon receipt of an application under section 4, the Special Court shall issue to the Financial Establishment or to any other person whose property is attached by the Government under section 3, a notice accompanied by the application and affidavits and of the evidence, if any, recorded, calling upon him to show cause on a date to be specified in the notice why the order of attachment should not be made absolute and property so attached be sold in public auction.(2)The Special Court shall also issue such notice, to all other, persons represented to it as having or being likely to claim, any interest or title in the property of the Financial Establishment or the person to whom the notices is issued calling upon such person to appear on the same date as that specified in the notice and make objection if he so desires to the attachment of the property or any portion thereof on the ground that he has an interest in such property or portion thereof.(3)Any person claiming an interest in the property attached or any portion thereof may, notwithstanding that no notice has been served upon him under this section, make an objection as aforesaid to the Special Court at any time before an order is passed under sub-section (4) or subjection (6).(4)If no cause is shown and no objections are made on or before the specified date, the Special Court shall forthwith pass an order making the ad-interim order of attachment absolute and direct the Competent authority to sell the property so attached by public auction and realise the sale proceeds.(5)If cause is shown or any objection is made as aforesaid the Special Court shall proceed to investigate the same, and in so doing, as regards the examinations of the parties and in all other respects, the Special Court shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, follow the procedure and exercise all the powers of a Court in hearing a suit under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 and any person making an objection shall be required to adduce evidence to show that at the date of the attachment he had some interest in the property attached.(6)After investigation under sub-section (5), the Special Court shall pass an order, within a period of one hundred and eighty days from the date of receipt of an application under sub-section 3 of Section 4, either making the ad-interim order of attachment absolute or varying it by releasing a portion of the property from attachment or cancelling the ad-interim order of attachment and then direct the Competent Authority to sell the property so attached by public auction and realise the sale proceeds:Provided that the Special Court shall not release from attachment any interest which it is satisfied that the Financial Establishment or the person referred to in sub-section (1) has in the property unless it is also satisfied that there will remain under attachment an amount of property of value not less than the value that is required for re-payment to the depositors of such Financial Establishment.(9)*** Omitted.(10)The special court shall on an application by the Competent authority, pass such order or issue such direction as may be necessary for the equitable distribution among the depositors of the money attached or realised out of the sale.
