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The Tripura Public Demand Recovery Act, 2000

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The Tripura Public Demand Recovery Act, 2000, regulates the recovery of unpaid public dues, such as taxes, land revenue, and government or bank loans. It applies to individuals, businesses, and organisations in Tripura who default on payments to the state government, local authorities, or public institutions. This law is crucial because it empowers the state to reclaim public funds efficiently, bypassing lengthy civil court trials. Under this legislation, designated officers can freeze, seize, or auction a defaulter's property, void private property transfers, and even detain willful defaulters in civil prison, ensuring that taxpayer money and public resources are successfully recovered.

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Chapter 1 PRELIMINARY →

  1. 1Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. 2Definition.
  3. 3Arrear of public demand, defaulter and Public Demand Recovery Officer.

Chapter II ARREAR OF PUBLIC DEMAND AND ISSUE OF CERTIFICATE →

  1. 4Requisition for certificate.
  2. 5Filing of certificate on requisition.
  3. 6Service of notice and copy of certificate to certificate debtors.
  4. 7Effect of the service of notice and the certificate.
  5. 8Filing of petition denying liability.
  6. 9Hearing and determining of such petition.

Chapter III EXECUTION OF CERTIFICATE →

  1. 10Who may execute certificate.
  2. 11Transmission of certificate to another Certificate Officer for execution.
  3. 12Provided that it shall not be necessary to serve a second notice and copy under Section 6.
  4. 13Modes of execution.
  5. 14Notice of sale.
  6. 15Sale by auction.
  7. 16All sales of property, movable or immovable of the certificate debtor shall be by public auction held in such manner as may be prescribed.
  8. 17Sale of perishable articles.
  9. 18Perishable articles shall be sold by auction with the least possible delay and such sale shall be finally concluded by the officer conducting the sale.
  10. 19Deposit by purchaser of immovable property.
  11. 20Failure to make deposit.
  12. 21Setting-aside of sale.
  13. 22Confirmation of sale.
  14. 23Refunds.
  15. 24Certificate of purchase.
  16. 25Application of proceeds of sale.
  17. 26Liability of certified purchaser.
  18. 27Precautionary measures in certain cases.
  19. 28Attachment of decree.
  20. 29Power to arrest and detention
  21. 30Release from arrest and re-arrest.
  22. 31Detention in and release from prison.
  23. 32Release on ground of illness.
  24. 33Bar to civil court jurisdiction.
  25. 34Act shall not to affect interest created by mortgage charge, pledge etc.

Chapter IV MISCELLANEOUS →

  1. 35Appeal.
  2. 36Act not to debar recovery of dues by banks under any other law.
  3. 37Power of the State Government to make rules.
  4. 38Transitory provision.

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