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CAP. 4
[Subsidiary]
The Rules of the Supreme Court-Order 17 [1988 Ed.
(2) Where-
(a) the applicant on a summons under this Order is a bailiff, or
(b) all the claimants consent or any of them so requests, or
(c) the question at issue between the claimants is a question of law and the facts are not in dispute,
the Court may summarily determine the question at issue between the claimants and make an order accordingly on such terms as may be just.
(3) Where a claimant, having been duly served with a summons for relief under this Order, does not appear on the hearing of the summons or, having appeared, fails or refuses to comply with an order made in the proceedings, the Court may make an order declaring the claimant, and all persons claiming under him, for ever barred from prosecuting his claim against the applicant for such relief and all persons claiming under him, but such an order shall not affect the rights of the claimants as between themselves.
Power to order sale of goods taken in execution (O. 17, r. 6)
6. Where an application for relief under this Order is made by a bailiff who has taken possession of any goods or chattels in execution under any process, and a claimant alleges that he is entitled, under a bill of sale or otherwise, to the goods or chattels by way of security for debt, the Court may order those goods or chattels or any part thereof to be sold and may direct that the proceeds of sale be applied in such manner and on such terms as may be just and as may be specified in the order.
Power to stay proceedings (O. 17, r. 7)
7. Where a defendant to an action applies for relief under this Order in the action, the Court may by order stay all further proceedings in the action.
Other powers (O. 17, r. 8)
8. Subject to the foregoing rules of this Order, the Court may in or for the purposes of any interpleader proceedings make such order as to costs or any other matter as it thinks just.
One order in several causes or matters (O. 17, r. 9)
9. Where the Court considers it necessary or expedient to make an order in any interpleader proceedings in several causes or matters pending before the Court, the Court may make such an order; and the order shall be entitled in all those causes or matters and shall be binding on all the parties to them.
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