Jammu and Kashmir Debtors Relief Act, 1976

Bare Act · 1976

Act number: 15 of 1976
Enacted: 21 April 1976
Contents: 37 sections

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Section 1 – Short title, extent and commencement
Section 2 – Definitions
Section 3 – Setting up of Debt Conciliation Boards
Section 4 – Application for settlement between a debtor and his creditors
Section 5 – Verification of application
Section 6 – Particulars to be stated in application (preview)
Section 7 – Prodedure on receipt of application (preview)
Section 8 – Notice calling upon creditors to submit statement of debts (preview)
Section 9 – Procedure on submission of statements of debts (preview)
Section 10 – Board to attempt amicable settlement (preview)
Section 11 – Power of Board to adjudicate on genuineness or enforceability of debts (preview)
Section 12 – Power of Board to require attendance of persons and production of documents and to receive evidence (preview)
Section 13 – Registration and effect of agreement (preview)
Section 14 – Debts in respect of which no application for settlement is made (preview)
Section 15 – Debts in respect of which suits or other proceedings are pending (preview)
Section 16 – Powers to pass just and equitable orders in cases where creditor does not agree to amicable settlement (preview)
Section 17 – Power of Board to decide questions arising on settlement of debts (preview)
Section 18 – Bar of Civil Court jurisdiction (preview)
Section 19 – Power of Board to review its order (preview)
Section 20 – Agreements or orders passed by Board to supersede decisions of Civil Court (preview)
Section 21 – Court-fee on appeal (preview)
Section 22 – Procedure in appeal (preview)
Section 23 – Court-fee on applications (preview)
Section 24 – Settlement to be void (preview)
Section 25 – Consolidation of applications (preview)
Section 26 – Power of transfer (preview)
Section 27 – Continuation of proceeding on death of party (preview)
Section 28 – The Board may summon any other person (preview)
Section 29 – Transfer of pending suits and proceedings to the Board (preview)
Section 30 – Application of Limitation Act (preview)
Section 31 – Appearance of party before Board by agent or by legal practitioner (preview)
Section 32 – Members of Board deemed to be public servants (preview)
Section 33 – Transfer of pending applications and proceedings to Civil Courts (preview)
Section 34 – Power of Government to delegate power to the Revenue Minister or any subordinate authority (preview)
Section 35 – Penalty (preview)
Section 36 – Power to make rules (preview)
Section 37 – Repeal and savings (preview)

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