Section 25:
Disbursement of amounts to the owners of sick textile undertakings.
(1) If out of the monies
paid to him in relation to a sick textile undertaking, there is a balance left after meeting the liabilities as
specified in the Second Schedule, the Commissioner shall disburse such balance to the owner of such sick
textile undertaking.
(2) Before making any payment to the owner of any sick textile undertaking under sub-section (1), the
Commissioner shall satisfy himself as to the right of such person to receive the whole or any part of such
amount, and in the event of there being a doubt or dispute as to the right of the person to receive the
whole or any part of the amount referred to in sections 8 and 9, the Commissioner shall refer the matter to
the court and make the disbursement in accordance with the decision of the court.
(3) For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that the entries in column (3) of the First Schedule
shall not be deemed to be conclusive as to the right, title and interest of any person in relation to any sick
textile undertaking specified in the corresponding entries in column (2) of the said Schedule and evidence
shall be admissible to establish the right, title and interest of any person in relation to such sick textile
undertaking.
(4) Where any machinery, equipment or other property in a sick textile undertaking has vested in the
National Textile Corporation, but such machinery, equipment or other property does not belong to the
owner of such sick textile undertaking, the amount specified in column (4) of the First Schedule against
such sick textile undertaking shall, on a reference made to it by the Commissioner, be apportioned by the
court between the owner of such sick textile undertaking and the owner of such machinery, equipment or
other property having due regard to the value of such machinery, equipment or other property on the
appointed day.
Explanation.--In this section, "court," in relation to a sick textile undertaking, means the principal
civil court of original jurisdiction within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the sick textile undertaking
is situated.