Process for recovery of arrear

An arrear of land revenue payable to Government may be recovered by a Tahsildar by any one or more of the following processes:-- (a) by attachment and sale of movable property; (b) by attachment and sale of the holding on which arrear is due and where such holding consist of more than one survey number or plot number by sale of one or more of such survey numbers, or plot numbers as may be considered necessary to recover the arrears; (bb) by attachment of holding on which arrear is due and letting the same under section 154-A; (bbb) by attachment of any other holding belonging to the defaulter which is used for the purposes of agriculture and letting the same under section 154-A; (c) by attachment and sale of any other immovable property belonging to the defaulter; Provided that the processes specified in clauses (a) and (c) shall not permit the attachment and sale of the following, namely:- (i) the necessary wearing apparel, cooking vessels, beds, and bedding of the defaulter, his wife and children, and such personal ornaments as, in accordance with the religious usage, cannot be parted with by any woman; (ii) tools of artisans and, if the defaulter is an agriculturist, his implements of husbandry, except an implement driven by mechanical power and such cattle and seed as may, in the opinion of the Tahsildar, be necessary to enable him to earn his livelihood as such; (iii) articles set aside exclusively for the use of religious endowments; (iv) house and other buildings (with the materials and the sites thereof and the land immediately appurtenant thereto and necessary for the enjoyment) belonging to an agriculturist and occupied by him: Provided further that the process specified in clause (b) shall not permit attachment and sale of holding where the defaulter holds,- (i) six hectares or less than six hectares of land in the Scheduled Area; or (ii) four hectares or less than four hectares of land in other areas. Explanation.- For the purpose of this proviso, "Scheduled Area" means any area declared to be Scheduled Area within the State of Madhya Pradesh under paragraph 6 of the Fifth Schedule to the Constitution of India.