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The Maharashtra (Vidarbha Region) Agricultural Debtors Relief Act, 1969

Maharashtra
Act number
22 of 1969
Ministry
Govt of Maharashtra
Department
Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries Department
Enacted
18 Apr 1969

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57 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Application for adjustment of debts.
  4. Section 4Every creditor and debtor to file a true and correct statement before Court.
  5. Section 5Assignees from non-debtor not entitled to benefit of this Act.
  6. Section 6Application for recording settlement.
  7. Section 7Settlement during pendency of proceedings before Court.
  8. Section 8Certain settlements to be void.
  9. Section 9Withdrawal of application.
  10. Section 10Consolidation of applications.
  11. Section 11Power of Civil Judge to refer for disposal certain applications to Joint Civil Judge.
  12. Section 12Service of notice on debtors and creditors to submit statement of debts.
  13. Section 13Debts in respect of which no application for adjustment or settlement is made to be extinguished.
  14. Section 14Duties of debtors and creditors.
  15. Section 15Preliminary issues.
  16. Section 16Taking of accounts.
  17. Section 17Examination of creditor and debtor.
  18. Section 18Mode of taking accounts and reduction of debt or interest or both.
  19. Section 19In certain cases rent may be charged in lieu of profits.
  20. Section 20Power of Court to declare certain transfers to be in nature of mortgage.
  21. Section 21Provisions of section 20, not to apply to certain transfers and transferees.
  22. Section 21ACourt’s duty to determine particulars, value, etc., of property.
  23. Section 22Fraudulent alienations or incumbrances void.
  24. Section 22AValue of property of debtor to be determined by Court in prescribed manner.
  25. Section 22BPaying capacity of debtor.
  26. Section 22CDebts payable by debtor to be further scaled down.
  27. Section 23Award.
  28. Section 24No recovery of amount in excess of debts reduced.
  29. Section 25Ex-parte proceeding, if any party does not appear.
  30. Section 26Award to be registered; how executed.
  31. Section 27Postponement of payment of instalment in case of remissions, etc.
  32. Section 28No alienation by debtor before discharge of debts valid.
  33. Section 29Court may order sale of debtor’s property in liquidation of his debt.
  34. Section 30Pleaders, etc., excluded from appearance.
  35. Section 31Appeals.
  36. Section 32Power of District Judge to refer for disposal certain appeals to Assistant Judge or Civil Judge empowered to hear appeals.
  37. Section 33Court fees.
  38. Section 34Notice how served.
  39. Section 35Provisions of Civil Procedure Code to apply to proceedings.
  40. Section 36Debt Adjustment Register and Index.
  41. Section 37Court to send awards and memoranda to Registrars and Sub-Registrars.
  42. Section 38Notice of appeals to Registrars.
  43. Section 39Registration.
  44. Section 40Notice of awards.
  45. Section 41Application of Indian Registration Act.
  46. Section 42Court to declare debtor insolvent in certain circumstances.
  47. Section 43Procedure in insolvency proceedings.
  48. Section 44Distribution of assets of insolvent.
  49. Section 45Bar to application in insolvency in other Courts.
  50. Section 46Appeals barred.
  51. Section 47Bar of Civil Suits or proceedings.
  52. Section 48Period of proceeding before Courts under this Act to be excluded.
  53. Section 49Alienation of standing crops, etc., before repayment of loan prohibited.
  54. Section 50Power of State Government to authorise any person to advance loans to debtors.
  55. Section 51Rules.
  56. Section 52Repeal of M.P.V. of 1956.
  57. Section 53Repeal and saving.