An officer whose duty it is under any law or rule having the force of law to realize a sum of money and the same is lawfully recoverable as an arrear of land revenue may request an Assistant Collector of the first class under whose jurisdiction the person from whom it is recoverable resides or holds any property to realize the same as arrear of land revenue. With such request such officer shall forward to the Assistant Collector a certificate showing the correct amount due up to the date of such certificate :
1[Provided that the period of limitation for making request before the competent revenue authority for realising sums recoverable as arrears of land revenue under this Chapter shall be the same as is prescribed for suits by or on behalf of the 2[Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir] under the *Limitation Act, Samvat 1995.]
The person from whom the money is so recovered may, if he denies his liability, sue the Government to recover the same.
1[Provided that the period of limitation for making request before the competent revenue authority for realising sums recoverable as arrears of land revenue under this Chapter shall be the same as is prescribed for suits by or on behalf of the 2[Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir] under the *Limitation Act, Samvat 1995.]
The person from whom the money is so recovered may, if he denies his liability, sue the Government to recover the same.
Source footnotes
1. Substituted by Act XXVIII or 1974, s. 2.2. Substituted by S.O. 3808(E) dated 26.10.2020 for “State”.
* Now Limitation Act, 1963.
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