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The Bengal Public Demands Recovery Act, 1913

58 sections · 0 chapters · 4 schedules

- Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- Section 3 Definitions
Schedule I Public Demands
Schedule I Schedule I
Schedule II Rules
Schedule II Schedule II

The Bengal Public Demands Recovery Act, 1913

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The Bengal Public Demands Recovery Act, 1913

The Bengal Public Demands Recovery Act, 1913 is West Bengal legislation.

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Part I— Part I

Section 1Short title, extent and commencement
Section 3Definitions

Part II— Part II

Section 4Filing of certificate for public demand payable to Collector
Section 5Filing of certificate on requisition
Section 6Filing of certificate on requisition
Section 7Service of notice and copy of certificate on certificate-debtor
Section 8Effect of service of certificate
Section 9Filing of petition denying liability
Section 10Hearing and determining of such petition
Section 10APower to amend certificate by addition, omission or substitution of parties

Part III— Part III

Section 11Who may execute certificate
Section 12Transmission of certificate to another Certificate-officer for execution
Section 13Provided that it shall not be necessary to serve a second notice and copy under section 7.
Section 14Modes of execution
Section 15Certain sales by whom to be held
Section 16Interest, costs and charges recoverable
Section 17Attachment of property
Section 18Payment of moneys contrary to attachment to be void
Section 19Attachment of decree
Section 20Purchaser's title
Section 21Suit against purchaser not maintainable on ground of purchase being made on behalf of plaintiff
Section 22Application to set aside sale of immovable property on deposit
Section 23Application to set aside sale of immovable property on ground of non-service of notice or irregularity
Section 24Application to set aside sale on ground that certificate-debtor had no saleable interest or that property did not exist
Section 25Sale when to become absolute or be set aside
Section 26Provided that no order shall be made unless notice of the application has been given to all persons affected thereby.
Section 27Application by purchaser resisted or obstructed in obtaining possession of immovable property
Section 28Procedure on such application
Section 29Power to arrest and detention
Section 30Release from arrest and rearrest
Section 31Detention in, and release from prison
Section 32Release on ground of illness
Section 33Prohibition of arrest or detention of women and persons under disability

Part IV— Part IV

Section 34Suit in Civil Court to have certificate cancelled or modified
Section 35Grounds for cancellation or modification of certificate by Civil Court
Section 36Suit to recover possession of, or to set aside sale of, immovable property where notice of certificate not served
Section 37General bar to jurisdiction of Civil Courts, save where fraud alleged

Part V— Part V

Section 38Effect of rules in Schedule II
Section 39Power of Board of Revenue to make rules as to procedure
Section 40Publication and effect of rules made under section 39

Part VI— Part VI

Section 41Persons under disability
Section 42Continuance of certificates
Section 43Procedure on death of certificate-debtor
Section 44Cancellation of certificate
Section 45Costs
Section 46Compensation
Section 47Entry into dwelling-house
Section 48Officers deemed to be acting judicially
Section 49Officers to have powers of Civil Court for certain purposes
Section 50Supervision and control of Collector
Section 51Appeal
Section 52Bar to second appeal
Section 53Revision
Section 54Review
Section 55Saving of other Acts
Section 56Application of the Indian Limitation Act, 1963
Section 57Certificate-officer deemed to be a Court
Section 58Penalties
Section 59Signature of documents by ministerial officers