The Telangana Indebted Agriculturists, Landless Labourers and Artisans (Temporary Relief) Act, 1976
The Telangana Indebted Agriculturists, Landless Labourers and Artisans (Temporary Relief) Act, 1976
This 1976 Telangana law temporarily protects vulnerable rural residents from immediate financial distress by pausing the recovery of small, unsecured debts under one thousand rupees. It specifically applies to marginalized groups, including smallholder farmers, landless agricultural workers, and rural artisans. Under this Act, creditors cannot file lawsuits, execute debt decrees, evict tenants for unpaid debts, or sell pawned assets for up to two years. This legislation matters because it prevents private moneylenders and pawn brokers from exploiting impoverished laborers, offering these communities crucial breathing room to stabilize their livelihoods and survive severe economic hardship without losing their basic security.
- 1. Short title, extent, application and commencement.
- 2. Definitions.
- 3. Bar of suits and applications for recovery of debts.
- 4. Stay of proceedings.
- 5. Exclusion of time for limitation.
- 6. Prohibition of sale of pledges.
- 7. Effect of transfer of immovable property by debtor.
- 8. Penalty for contravention of section 6.
- 9. Act to override other laws, contracts, etc.
- 10. Power to make rules.
- 11. Repeal of Ordinance 8 of 1975.
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