Section 220
Unclaimed fund, etc.
of Syariah Civil Procedure Ordinance, 2001
State OrdinanceIn forceProvision 220 of 248
Section 220
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(1)
Notwithstanding anything in any other written law, fund in Court and all jewelleries, securities and movable property, other than money, and any deeds or documents required for the purpose of the hearing or proceedings, which are unclaimed after fifteen years, shall become the property of and be vested in the
Baitulmal.
(2)
The Court may, upon the application of any claimant and if satisfied that the claimant is entitled to the money or property vested in the Baitulmal under subsection (1), order the Baitulmal to pay the money or return the property or the value thereof to the claimant.