absence has been granted to him or has been applied for by him for the purpose of prosecuting or
defending any suit or other proceeding in such Court, the Court shall, on the applica tion of such
person, arrange as far as may be possible, for the hearing and final disposal of such suit or other
proceeding within the period of leave so granted or applied for.
(2) The certificate from the proper authority shall state the first and the last day of leave or
intended leave, and shall set forth a descrip tion of the case with respect to which the leave was
granted or applied for.
(3) No fee shall be payable to the Court in respect of the presenta tion of any such certificate, or
in respect of any application by or on behalf of any such person for priority for the hearing of his
case.
(4) Where the Court is unable to arrange for the hearing and final disposal of the suit or other
proceeding within the period of such leave or intended leave as aforesaid, it shall record its reasons
for such inability and shall cause a copy thereof to be furnished to such person on his application
without any payment whatever by him in respect of the application for such copy or of the copy itself
or otherwise.
(5) If in any case a question arises as to the proper authority qualified to grant such certificate as
aforesaid such question shall be at once referred by the Court to the officer commanding the corps or
unit concerned, whose decision shall be final.
174. Order for custody and disposal of property pending trial in certain cases. When any
property regarding which any offence appears to have been committed, or which appears to have
been used for the commission of any offence, is produced before a Court martial during a trial, the
Court may make such order as it thinks fit for the proper custody of such property pending the
conclusion of the trial and, if the property is subject to speedy or natural decay, may, after recording
such evidence as it thinks necessary, order it to be sold or otherwise dis posed of.
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