On receipt of an application made under section 24, the Court shall,-
(a) give notice to the debtor (unless the debtor is himself an applicant) and to every creditor (other than the creditor who is himself an applicant) whose name and address are given in the application, and
(b) publish a general notice,
requiring the debtor and all creditors to submit a statement of debts in the prescribed form, within one month from the date of the service of the notice or the publication of the general notice, whichever is later:
Provided that, if the Court is satisfied that the debtor or any creditor is for good and sufficient cause unable to comply with the notice within the time specified therein, it may extend the period for the submission of the statement.
(a) give notice to the debtor (unless the debtor is himself an applicant) and to every creditor (other than the creditor who is himself an applicant) whose name and address are given in the application, and
(b) publish a general notice,
requiring the debtor and all creditors to submit a statement of debts in the prescribed form, within one month from the date of the service of the notice or the publication of the general notice, whichever is later:
Provided that, if the Court is satisfied that the debtor or any creditor is for good and sufficient cause unable to comply with the notice within the time specified therein, it may extend the period for the submission of the statement.
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