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| (2) Where there is any dispute as to the persons entitled to compensation in respect of any property vested in or requisitioned for the Board, the Chairman of the Board or such other officer as may be authorized by him in that behalf shall defer making any determination as to the compensation payable in respect of such property and shall refer the dispute for decision to the District Court within whose jurisdiction such property, being immovable property, is situate, or being movable property, was kept at the time it was so vested or requisitioned, and shall, after such Court make its decision on such dispute, make an award in accordance with such decision. |
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