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The Rajasthan Relief of Agricultural Indebtedness Act, 1957

The Rajasthan Relief of Agricultural Indebtedness Act, 1957

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The Rajasthan Relief of Agricultural Indebtedness Act, 1957, protects vulnerable rural populations from crippling debt. It applies to agriculturists, agricultural laborers, artisans, and members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Rajasthan who owe one hundred rupees or more. By establishing specialized Debt Relief Courts, this law pauses regular legal disputes to verify outstanding loans, eliminate unfair interest rates, and lower overall debt burdens. This legislation matters because it provides vital financial relief to impoverished communities by restructuring their debt into affordable, low interest repayment plans to prevent them from losing their agricultural lands and livelihoods to exploitative lenders.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 2A. Application of Act to Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribes
  4. 3. Establishment of Debt Relief Courts
  5. 4. Inapplicability of the Act in certain cases
  6. 5. Abatement or stay of suit or insolvency petition
  7. 6. Application to Debt Relief Court
  8. 6A. Application for recording settlement
  9. 7. Preliminary procedure in proceedings under section 6
  10. 8. Submission of claims by creditors
  11. 9. Debt Relief Court to require proof of validity and subsisting character of debts
  12. 10. Determination of debts.
  13. 11. Preparation of a scheme of repayment and transfer of debtor's property
  14. 11A. Settlement during the pendency of proceedings
  15. 12. Suspension of payment of instalments
  16. 13. Invalidity of transfer made by debtors in certain circumstances
  17. 14. Application of sections 49 and 50 and Order XXII of the Code of Civil Procedure
  18. 15. Act inapplicable to debt payments by insolvents
  19. 16. Application of Civil Court procedure to Debt Relief Court
  20. 17. Revision of order of Debt Relief Courts
  21. 18. Review
  22. 18A. Transfer of proceedings
  23. 19. Application of Civil Court procedure in District Cour
  24. 20. Payment of Court Fees by creditors in Proceedings under the Act
  25. 21. Bar against jurisdiction of courts in certain matter
  26. 22. Limitation
  27. 23. Power to make rules
  28. 24. Repeal
  29. 25. General clauses Act to apply

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