Section 24Determination of proportion

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24. Determination of proportion When the amount compensation has been settled by the Court, and there is any dispute as to the apportionment thereof, or when a reference to the Court has been made under the last preceding section, the Judge sitting along shall decide the proportions in which the persons interested are entitled to share in such amount. [Appeal] An appeal shall lie from every such decision to the [High Court Division], unless the Judge whose decision is appealed from is not the District Judge, in which case the appeal shall lie, in the first instance, to the District Judge. Every appeal under this section shall be presented within the time and in manner provided by the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 for regular appeals in suits.

1. 6. The word "High Court Division" were substituted, for the words "High Court" by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)