Punjab Land-Revenue Act, 1887 · Chapter VI: Collection of Land-Revenue.
Section 67: Processes for recovery of arrears
Subject to the other provisions of this Act, an arrear of land-revenue may be recovered by any one or more of the following processes, namely: —
(a) by service of writ of demand on the defaulter;
(b) by arrest and detention of his person;
(c) by distress and sale of his movable property and uncut or ungathered crops;
(d) by transfer of the holding in respect of which the arrear is due;
(e) by attachment of the estate or holding in respect of which the arrear is due;
(f) by annulment of the assessment of that estate or holding;
(g) by sale of that estate or holding;
(h) by proceeding against other immovable property of the defaulter.
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