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The Telangana Revenue Recovery Act, 1864.

Telangana

An Act to consolidate the Laws for the Recovery of Arrears of Revenue in the State of Telangana.

Act number
2 of 1864
Department
Revenue
Enacted
20 Jun 1864

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74 sections

  1. Section 1Interpretation clause, Landholder.
  2. Section 2Security for Revenue.
  3. Section 3Landholder when and to whom to pay kist.
  4. Section 4Arrear of revenue.
  5. Section 5Arrear of revenue how recovered.
  6. Section 6Terms of Sanad-i-Milkiyat-istimrar to be observed.
  7. Section 7Interest on arrears.
  8. Section 8Rules for seizure and sale of movable property.
  9. Section 9Procedure when defaulter neglects to pay after notice.
  10. Section 10On tender of arrear and expenses prior to sale, distress withdrawn.
  11. Section 11Distrained crops how dealt with.
  12. Section 12Distrained cattle or goods not to be used.
  13. Section 13Recovery of loss from neglect in respect of distrained property.
  14. Section 14Distress to be proportionate to the arrear.
  15. Section 14-AArticles exempted from distraint.
  16. Section 15Time of distress.
  17. Section 16Penalty for fraudulent conveyance of property to prevent distress.
  18. Section 17Claims to property distrained and sold.
  19. Section 18Penalty for forcibly or clandestinely taking away distrained property.
  20. Section 19What places distrainer may force open.
  21. Section 20Powers of distrainer to force open doors in the presence of a police officer.
  22. Section 21Punishment for unlawful entry.
  23. Section 22Proclamation of time of sale and of property to be sold.
  24. Section 23Sale how conducted.
  25. Section 23-ASale of perishable articles.
  26. Section 24Payment on purchase of distrained property.
  27. Section 25Demand to be served prior to attachment of land.
  28. Section 26Procedure when defaulter neglects to pay.
  29. Section 27Mode of attachment.
  30. Section 28Management of attached property.
  31. Section 29Notice of assumption of management.
  32. Section 30Duties of agent.
  33. Section 31Liability of agent to suit or prosecution.
  34. Section 32Effect of existing agreements between landholder and tenants.
  35. Section 33Payments by tenants.
  36. Section 34Settlement on withdrawal of attachment.
  37. Section 35Persons interested in land may release it from attachment.
  38. Section 36Procedure in sale of immovable property.
  39. Section 36-ACertain provisions of section 36 not to apply to cases of purchase by Government.
  40. Section 37Tender of arrears up to sunset on day before sale.
  41. Section 37-AApplication to set aside sale of immovable property on deposit.
  42. Section 38Application to set aside sale.
  43. Section 39Proclamation of sale.
  44. Section 40Delivery of possession.
  45. Section 41Contracts and payments binding on purchaser.
  46. Section 42Sale to be free of all incumbrances.
  47. Section 43Recovery of arrears due to defaulter on day of sale.
  48. Section 44Sale of land for arrears.
  49. Section 45Apportionment of assessment on subdivision.
  50. Section 46Repealed.
  51. Section 47Sale may be postponed on tender of security.
  52. Section 48Powers of arrest in case of willful or fraudulent non-payment of arrears.
  53. Section 49Procedure in case of arrest.
  54. Section 50Mode of enforcing payment by sureties.
  55. Section 51Removal of crops may be prevented where revenue is payable in kind.
  56. Section 52Similar process in case of other special of revenue, advances, fees cesses, etc.
  57. Section 52-ARecovery of sums due to certain banks and other public bodies as arrears of land revenue.
  58. Section 52-BRecovery of dues from persons from whom money is due to the defaulter.
  59. Section 53Process servers to be paid batta.
  60. Section 54Interest and charges recoverable as arrears.
  61. Section 55Who to bear expense of countermanded sale.
  62. Section 56Receipts for payment of revenue.
  63. Section 57Procedure where defaulter or surety resides out of district.
  64. Section 57-ARevision.
  65. Section 58Cognizance of questions relating to rate of revenue.
  66. Section 59Suits by persons aggrieved by proceedings.
  67. Section 60Survival of suits against collector.
  68. Section 60-APower to make rules.
  69. Section 61Regulation V of 1822 not to apply to sales.
  70. Section 62Regulation XXVIII of 1802, and I and II of 1803, not to apply to arrears.
  71. Section 63Saving of Regulations V of 1804 and X of 1831.
  72. Section 64Omitted.
  73. Section 65Repeal of certain enactments repealed by Central Act XII of 1873.
  74. Section 66Commencement of Act repealed by Central Act XIV of 1873.