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The Manipur Public Demand Recovery Act, 2003

The Manipur Public Demand Recovery Act, 2003

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This Act establishes a procedure for the government of Manipur to recover outstanding financial obligations called public demands. It applies to any individual, entity, or institution that owes money such as taxes or financial assistance to the government or is listed on the law's schedule. By empowering authorized officers to create a formal certificate confirming the debt, the law provides an efficient way to enforce repayment. This process is crucial for the state to secure its revenue, settle significant arrears, and ensure that government schemes and financial obligations are fulfilled without delay.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Filing of certificate for Public Demand Payable to Deputy Commissioner
  4. 4. Requisition of certificate in other cases
  5. 5. Filing of Certificate on Requisition
  6. 6. Service of notice and copy of certificate on certificate-debtor
  7. 7. Effect of service of notice of certificate
  8. 8. Filing of petition denying liability
  9. 9. Hearing and determining of such petition
  10. 10. Power to amend certificate by addition, omission or substitution of parties
  11. 11. Who may execute certificate
  12. 12. Transmission of certificate to another Certificate-officer for execution
  13. 13. When certificate may be executed
  14. 14. Mode of Execution
  15. 15. From sales by whom to be held
  16. 16. Interest, costs and charges recoverable
  17. 17. Attachment of property
  18. 18. Payment of money, contrary to attachment, to be void
  19. 19. Attachment of decree
  20. 20. Purchaser's title
  21. 21. Suit against purchaser not maintainable on ground of purchase being made on behalf of plaintiff
  22. 22. Application to set aside sale of immovable property on deposit
  23. 23. Application to set aside sale of immovable property on ground of non-service of notice or irregularity
  24. 24. Application to set aside sale on ground that certificate-debtor had no saleable interest or that property did not exist
  25. 25. Sale when to become absolute or be set aside
  26. 26. Disposal of proceeds of execution
  27. 27. Application by purchaser resisted or obstructed in obtaining possession of immovable property
  28. 29. Power to arrest and detention
  29. 30. Release from arrest and re-arrest
  30. 31. Detention in and release from prison
  31. 32. Release on ground of illness
  32. 33. Prohibition of arrest or detention of minor and persons under disability
  33. 34. Suit in civil Court to have certificate cancelled or modified
  34. 35. Grounds for Cancellation or modification of certificate by civil court
  35. 35A. Grounds for Cancellation or modification of certificate by civil court
  36. 36. Suit to recover possession of or to set aside sale of immovable property where notice of certificate not served
  37. 37. General Bar to jurisdiction of Civil courts, save where fraud alleged
  38. 38. Persons Under Disability
  39. 39. Continuance of Certificates
  40. 40. Procedure on Death of Certificate-Debtor
  41. 41. Cancellation of Certificates
  42. 42. Costs
  43. 43. Compensation
  44. 44. Entry Into Dwelling House
  45. 45. Application of Act XVIII of 1850
  46. 46. Officers to have Powers of Civil Court for Certain purposes
  47. 47. Control Over Officers
  48. 47A. Application of Act XVIII of 1850
  49. 48. Appeal
  50. 49. Bar to Second Appeals
  51. 50. Revision
  52. 51. Review
  53. 52. Saving of other Acts
  54. 53. Application of the Indian Limitation Act, 1963
  55. 54. Certificate-Officer Deemed To be a Court
  56. 55. Penalties
  57. 56. Power to Make Rules
  58. 57. Power to remove difficulties
  59. 58. Protection of action taken in good faith
  60. Schedule. PUBLIC DEMANDS

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