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The Rajasthan Land Revenue (Payments, Credits, Refunds & Recovery) Rules, 1958
RAJASTHAN
India
India
The Rajasthan Land Revenue (Payments, Credits, Refunds & Recovery) Rules, 1958
Rule THE-RAJASTHAN-LAND-REVENUE-PAYMENTS-CREDITS-REFUNDS-RECOVERY-RULES-1958 of 1958
- Published on 14 February 1958
- Commenced on 14 February 1958
- [This is the version of this document from 14 February 1958.]
- [Note: The original publication document is not available and this content could not be verified.]
1. Title.
- These rules may be called the Rajasthan Land Revenue (Payments. Credits. Refunds and Recovery) Rules, 1958.2. Commencement.
- They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.3. Interpretation.
- In these rules, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context-4. Installments and dates for payment of revenue or rent.
- Revenue or rent payable to Government shall be paid in such installments and on such dates may, from time to time, be fixed by the Government for the different parts of Rajasthan: Provided that until altered, the existing installments and the existing dates shall continue in force.5. Revenue or rent, where payable.
- Payments of revenue or rent will ordinarily be made at the office of the Tehsildar of the Tehsil within the limits of which the estate or holding on account of which the payment is made situated, but it will be open to the Collector to sanction the payment of Revenue or rent in the treasury' at the headquarters of the district, or to sanction the payment of revenue or rent which is payable partly at one and partly at another Tehsildar s office in his district, being made wholly at any one such office. Whenever the Collector accords any such sanction, the advice of such credit having been received shall be given by the Collector or the Tehsildar of the Sub-Treasury where the whole amount is paid as the case may be. to the Tehsils in which part payment was due, so that recovery' statements of the latter may be completed.6. Revenue of estate cut off by river, where payable, pending transfer of estate or village from one district to another.
7. Payment of land revenue at headquarters of district other than that in which estate assessed.
- Land Revenue may, with the permission of the Commissioner or Commissioners concerned, be paid by estate-holders into the treasury at the headquarters of a district other than that in which the estate assessed to land revenue is situated. The estate holder is such cases will be require to specify the estate land for which the land revenue is paid.8. Payment not to be made to peons.
- Payments may not be made to peons entrusted with the service of any writ of demand or citation to appear.9. Revenue how to be paid.
10. Conditions for acceptance of cheques.
- At places where the treasury business is conducted by the State Bank of India, or any other Scheduled Bank, cheques on such banks will be accepted in payment of Government dues subject to the following rules-11. Rules relating to treasuries and sub-treasuries to be observed.
13. Collection from co-sharers.
- Collections may be made according to the sharers of the co-sharers, or from groups of co-sharers, but this will not affect the joint liability of all the co- sharers for the whole of the revenue payable in estate.B-Credits Appropriation Of Payments14. How part payment to be applied.
- Where arrears are outstanding on account of two or more years, and no express intimation is given by a person making a part payment that the payment is to be applied to the discharge of the arrears of some p articular year, the receipts shall be credited first against the demand on account of the first year for which arrears are outstanding, and the balance (if any) against the demand on account of the next succeeding year, and so on (Cf. section 132 of the Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955).15. Circumstances in which payment is to credited first to demand outstanding on account of cesses.
- Where arrears of revenue or rent and arrears of authorised cesses of any description are both outstanding and no express intimation is given by a person making a part payment that the payment is to be applied to the discharge of the arrears of revenue or rent or the authorised cesses, the receipts shall be credited first to the demand outstanding on account of such cesses.C-Refunds16. Excess collection to be refunded under Collector's order.
17. Observance of Rules in Chapter 14 of General Financial and Accounts Rules.
- In making such refunds, the Collector shall observe the rules contained in Chapter 14 of the General Financial and Accounts Rules.Recovery of Arrears of Revenue or RentA-General18. Form of writs, citations, warrants and proclamations.
- Writs, citations, warrants and proclamations shall be in the forms appended. They shall bear the date of issue, and shall be signed by the issuing officer and sealed with his official seal.19. Responsibility for correctness of entries of demand.
- The Tehsil Revenue Accountant shall be responsible for the correctness of the entries of the demand in all processes in which such demand is required to be entered and shall sign every such process in token of its correctness in that respect.20. Certification of statement of account.
- At the first issue of process for the recovery of an arrear, the statement of account prescribed by section 227 shall be drawn up by the Tehsil Revenue Accountant and signed by him and shall be certified by the Tehsildar.But if the first process issued is a writ or citation, the certificate of the Tehsildar shall be recorded on the counterfoil.21. Writs of attachment or sale against one or several defaulters but citation to appear against individuals.
- A single writs of demand, or a single writ for attachment and sale of movable property, may be issued against any one, or against some or all of a number of defaulters who are jointly responsible for the payment of the arrears, but a citation to appear must be issued separately in respect, of each defaulter required to attend.22. Process to issue in respect of whole arrears.
- Subject to the provisions of the Act, process shall ordinarily issue in respect of the arrears due from the defaulter, whether such arrears are due in respect of one more estate.B-Writs Of Demands And Citations23. Process u/s 229 to be issued by Tehsildar, S.D.O. or Collector.
24. Writs of demand or citation should ordinarily issue before other process is resorted to.
- Process under section 229 is not required by law to precede process under section 231 (attachment of land) but. ordinarily a writ in Form I or a citation to appear in Form II, should issue before any other process is resorted to.25. Fee for writs of demand or citation to appear.
- The fee charged for the issue of a writ or citation to appear shall be Re. 1/-. This fee shall be added to the arrears for which the writ, of citation is issued, and shall be included in the amount specified therein.26. Process servers for serving writs of demand and citations.
- Writs of demand and citations shall be served by fixed establishment of process-servers attached to the Tehsil, or by additional process-servers. Subject to the condition of funds being available to meet the cost, additional process servers may be temporarily entertained by the Collector.27. Only one writs of demand to issue in respect of some arrear.
- Not more than one writ shall be issued in respect of the same arrear to any defaulter, except under the express order of the Collector. If the arrears are not paid within fifteen days from the date of service, other measures should promptly be taken.28. Mode of service of writs of demand or citations to appear.
29. Process under section 230 to be issued by Collector or S.D.O.
30. Quark Amin for attachment and sale of movable property.
- Every attachment and sale of movable property in realization of revenue or rent under section 230 or of arrears recoverable as revenue or rent, shall unless the officer ordering the attachment otherwise directs, be made by a Quark Amin. The fee levied for a warrant of attachment (FORM III) shall be rupee one.31. Entering of dwelling house for making attachment.
- When it is necessary to enter a dwelling-house for the purpose of making an attachment, the provisions of section 62 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, shall be observed.32. Particulars to be given in warrant for sale of movable property.
- Every warrant for the sale of movable property shall specify the amount for the recovery of which sale is ordered, and shall require the property to be sold in default of such amount after the lapse of such period as may be specified.33. Costs of sale of movable property.
- The costs of every sale of movable property shall be met by levying a sum of six Naye Paise in the rupee (excluding fractions of a rupee), calculated on the amount of the arrear including the charge on account of the warrant of attachment, which may be realised by the sale. Any sum in excess of such arrear realised by the sale shall be paid to the defaulter, and shall be excluded from the amount on which costs of the sale are calculated.34. Fees chargeable for meeting cost of deputation of officer to conduct sale of movable property.
- When the sale officer goes to any place to conduct a sale and no sale takes place, the fees chargeable to meet the costs of the deputation shall be according to the following scale-| Rs. | Naya Paisa | |
| When the amount for recovery does not exceed Rs. 50/- | 1 | 50 |
| When such amount exceeds Rs. 50/- | 3 | 0 |
| but does not exceed Rs. 1000/- | ||
| When such amount exceeds Rs. 1000/- | 6 | 0 |
35. Fees leviable under rule 34 to be paid into Treasury.
- The fees leviable under rule 34 above shall be paid into the treasury along with the sale proceeds of the property attached.D-Rules For The Maintenance and Custody of Livestock and Other Movable Property Attached under Section 230 of The Act36. Custody of live-stock or other movable property attached.
- Where live-stock or other movable property has been attached, the attaching officer shall-37. Description of property attached to be given.
- The attaching officer shall enter a brief description of the property attached-38. Removal of live-stock to cattle-pound and appointment of Care-takers.
- Where arrangements for the custody of the property cannot be made under rule 36 the attaching officer shall-39. Particulars to be entered by Pound-keeper.
- Where live-stock is removed to a pound-keeper shall enter a register-](a) the number and description of the stock.40. Pound keeper to take Charge of animals and feed them.
- The pound keeper shall take charge of all animals committed to his charge and shall duly feed and water them.41. Rent to be charged for use of cattle pound.
42. Release of animal committed to custody of pound keeper.
- An Animal committed to the custody of the pound-keeper shall not be released otherwise than upon the order in writing of officer issuing the order or attachment, addressed to the pounds-keeper. The officer directing release of the animal shall see that all charges leviable under rule 41 are paid to the pound-keeper.43. Cost of preparing live-stock for sale etc. and cost of feeding.
- The cost of preparing live stock for sale, or of conveying it to the place at which it is to be kept or sold, and the cost of feeding the live-stock while in the custody of the pound-keeper, shall be payable out of the sale proceeds.44. Amount to be paid to Care taker appointed under rule 38.
- A care taker appointed under clause (b) of rule 38 shall, if necessary, be paid a daily sum of not less than 25 Naye Paise or more than 58 Naye Paise but the officer, issuing the order of attachment may, by order in writing, allow a higher rate for reasons to be expressly mentioned.45. Charges payable in connection with attachment and sale to be deposited before release of live-stock or other movable property.
- When the live-stock or other movable property is released from attachment or sold, the charges payable in connection with the attachment and sale shall be ascertained and recorded by the attaching officer or the officer holding the sale, and shall, so far as possible, be discharged by him from the amount, if any paid in by the defaulter before the release of the live-stock or other movable property, or from t he proceeds of the sale.46. Costs of feeding of live-stock to be recovered as arrears of land revenue from defaulter.
- If- (a) the live-stock is adjudged to belong to a third person who has objected to the attachment, or47. Issue of process for attachment and sale of land.
- Process under this head may be issued only by the Collector, with the previous sanction of the Board where necessary under the Act.48. Proclamation u/s 233.
- When any land is attached under section 231, the proclamation issued under section 233 shall be in form V and be affixed in a conspicuous place in the village in which the estate is situated, and shall be notified by beat of drum in the manner indicated in section 61.49. Mutation on transfer u/s 234 or sale of land u/s 235.
- When a transfer is made under section 234, or land is sold under section 235, the Collector shall issue orders for the necessary mutation of names to be made in the registers. No fee shall be levied in respect of any such mutation.50. Collector should satisfy himself about probability of arrears being recovered from process u/s 234.
- Before having recourse to the provision of section 234. the Collector should satisfy himself, by reference to the village notes and other sources of information available to him: that there is a reasonable probability of the arrears being recovered by this process within the period of 10 years allowed by the Act. If he is not so satisfied, the transfer under section 234 shall not be made.51. Proposal u/s 234 to be made only after payment of arrears by proposed transferee.
52. Acceptance of arrears from defaulter after submission of proposal to transfer but before sanction.
- If the defaulter offers to pay the arrears after the proposal to transfer has been submitted to the Board and before sanction, has been received, the Collector must accept payment, and if the whole of the arrears due are paid, he shall report to the Board to cancel the proposal to transfer.53. Period of transfer.
54. When sale of defaulter's specific area, patti or estate to be made.
55. Bid by Collector.
- If at any auction no bid is made up to the amount of the arrear for which the sale is ordered, the Collector may bid up to the total amount of such arrear and all other arrears incurred up to the date of the auction:Provided that whenever there is reason for believing that the defaulter is possessed of other property from which the balance may be recovered, the Collector may buy in the property for a sum less than the full arrear and may then take such steps as are necessary for the recovery of the balance.56. Rates of charges for sale of land.
- When the immovable property put up for sale consists of land, a charge shall be levied on account of the costs of every sale upon such a mount not exceeding the total sum due for recovery as may be realised lay the sale, at the following rates-57. Scale of charges of meeting cost of deputation of officer for conducting sale of immovable property.
- When the sale officer goes to any place to conduct a sale and no sale takes place, a charge shall be levied to meet the costs of his deputation according tot he following scale-F-Transfer of Share or Patti of Estate| Rs. | Naya Paisa | |
| When the amount for recovery does not exceed Rs. 100/- | 1 | 50 |
| When such amount exceeds Rs. 100/- | 3 | 0 |
| but does not exceed Rs. 1000/- | ||
| When such amount exceeds Rs. 1000/- | 6 | 0 |
58. Form of Register of processes.
- A register shall be maintained in Form No. IX for each Tehsil and for description of each process employed during the agricultural year showing (1) the serial number of the process (2) the name of the estate and (3) the name of the persons against whom, or against whose property, the process was issued.Note. - The word 'each' as previously appearing before the word 'described' has been removed and replaced after the same vide corrigendum Notification No. F. 6(294) Revenue B/56, dated 16-8-58 published in Rajasthan Gazette Part IV-C, dated 4-9-58.59. Annual statement of processes issued.
- A yearly statement shall be prepared from this register for submission with the annual administration report showing the number of processes of each description to which recourse has been had during the year and the total demand and receipts.60. Entry of demand and receipts on account of processes in Khatauni.
- The demand and receipt on account of processes shall be entered in the Khatauni.61. Certification by Treasury Officer of receipts in treasury on account of process fees.
- The amount of receipts in the treasury on account of process fees levied under these rules shall be certified by the treasury officer. Any difference between the treasury receipts and the departmental account must be explained.62. Monthly pay abstracts of extra process servers.
- Where extra process servers are entertained, a pay abstract shall be forwarded monthly by the Tehsildar to the Collector showing for each process server, the number of days for which he was employed, the amount paid to him, the date of payment, and the signature of the process server.63. Form of application for recovery of moneys referred to in sections 256 and 257.
- An application to the Collector for the recovery of any sum of money referred to in section 257 of the Act shall be form X.Note. - Present rule 63 and Form X have been newly added vide Revenue 'B' Department Notification No. F. 6(43) Revenue B/59, dated February 16, 1961, published in Rajasthan Gazette, Part IV-C, dated 30-3-1961.Form No. 1(Rule 24)Writ of Demand(See Section 229, Rajasthan Land Revenue Act, 1956)| 1. Serial No. | ||
| 2. Estate | Serial No. | |
| 3. Village | ||
| 4. Tehsil | To | |
| 5. Name of defaulter | ||
| 6. Amount of arrear and installment | Whereas arrears amounting to Rs. ........are due by you onaccount of the ........installment of estate.......village.......Tehshil.......you are herby required to pay the same intothe Tehsil at.........within fifteen days from the date of theservice of this notice. | |
| 7 Date of issue | ||
| 8. Name of Process-server | ||
| 9. Date of service | ||
| 10. Date of report of service | ||
| 11. Remarks | Given under my hand and the seal of the Court, this...... dayof......19. | |
| I certify that this statement of account is correct. | ||
| Signature of Tehsil | Signature of Tehsildar | |
| Revenue Accountant | ||
| NOTE- The report required by rule 29(3) should be entered onthe reverse of the writ. | Seal |
| 1. Serial No. | |||
| 2. Estate | Serial No. | ||
| 3. Village | |||
| 4. Tehsil | To | ||
| 5. Name of defaulter | |||
| 6. Amount of arrear and installment | Whereas arrears amounting to Rs. ........are due by you onaccount of the ........installment of estate.......village.......Tehshil.......you are herbu required to appear in thisCourt in person on.......... day of …........ 19.........If the entire arrears plus the Talbana for this citation are notsooner paid. | ||
| 7 Date of issue | |||
| 8. Name of Process-server | |||
| 9. Date of service | |||
| 10. Date of report of service | |||
| 11. Remarks | |||
| I certify that this statement of account is correct. | Take notice that if you fail to attend at the time and placementiond, the issue of a warrant for the attachement and sale ofproperty may follow. | ||
| Signature of Tehsil | Signature of Tehsildar | ||
| Revenue Accountant | Given under my hand and the seal of the Court, this...... dayof......19. ….... | ||
| NOTE- The report required by rule 29(3) should be entered onthe reverse of the writ. | Seal |