Section 20: Appointment of interim receiver. The Court when making an order admitting the petition

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20. Appointment of interim receiver. The Court when making an order admitting the petition may, and where the debtor is the petitioner ordinarily shall, appoint an interim r eceiver of the property of the debtor or of any part thereof, and may direct him to take immediate possession thereof or of any part thereof, and the interim receiver shall thereupon have such of the powers conferrable on a receiver appointed under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (V of 1908), as the Court may direct. If an interim receiver is not so appointed, the Court may make such appointment at any subsequent time before adjudication, and the provisions of 1[this section] shall apply accordingly.

Effective date: 1920-01-01

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Section 19: Procedure on admission of petition Section 21: Interim proceedings against debtor. At the time of making an order admitting the petition Section 18: Procedure for admission of petition. The procedure laid down in the Code of Civil Section 22: Duties of debtors. The debtor shall on the making of an order admitting the petition Section 17: Continuance of proceedings on death of debtor. If a debtor by or against whom an Section 23: Release of debtor.-(1) At the time of making an order admitting the petition or at any

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