7. In the case of an application other than an application under sub-section (4) of section 14 of the Law:-
(1) The application shall be supported by an affidavit, sworn by the applicant, stating-
(a) when the person who has disappeared or is missing was last heard of;
(b) the belief of the applicant that the missing person is now dead;
(c) whether any advertisements for the missing person have been inserted in any newspaper; if so, with what success; if inserted, the newspapers shall be annexed to the affidavit;
(d) whether any letters have been received from the missing person; if so, they shall be annexed to the affidavit;
(e) whether the missing person was insured in any office; if so, giving the name of the insurance office;
(f) whether the missing person was testate or intestate, and stating who are the persons, if any, entitled to a share of his estate in the event of an intestacy ; if such person was testate, the will or an office copy thereof shall be annexed to the affidavit; and
(g) the value and particulars of the estate of the missing person;
(2) The applicant’s affidavit shall be corroborated in some material points by an affidavit by a member of the family of the deceased, and, if possible, by a friend of the deceased or of his family, who is not interested in the estate.