The Rajasthan 1 (Suspension of Proceedings) Act, 1952
The Rajasthan Affected Areas (Suspension of Proceedings) Act, 1952
This law protects farmers and cattle breeders in the state of Rajasthan during times of government declared famine or scarcity. It temporarily halts all debt related lawsuits, insolvency cases, and property seizures, including land foreclosures and crop confiscations, against these agricultural workers. The law also pauses legal deadlines for filing new claims and bans farmers from transferring land to block creditors during these crises. This matters because it shields vulnerable rural families from losing their homes, livestock, and primary source of income to lenders when natural disasters destroy their ability to pay, providing essential financial relief when they need it most.
- 0. Preamble
- 1. Short title and extent
- 2. Interpretation
- 3. Power to declare famine affected areas:
- 4. Power to fix prescribed period
- 5. Stay of certain proceedings
- 6. Instalment decrees
- 7. Institution of certain proceedings suspended
- 8. Computation of the period of limitation
- 9. Restrictions on transfer
- 10. Substituted by section 8-ibid.
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