Uttar Pradesh Debt Relief Act, 1977

Contents

• Section 1 – Short title, extent and commencement
• Section 2 – definitions
• Section 3 – Declaration
• Section 4 – Discharge of debts
• Section 5 – Consequence of discharge of debt
• Section 6 – Creditor to file statement etc (preview)
• Section 6-A – Release of immovable property (preview)
• Section 7 – Finality of Tahsildar's order (preview)
• Section 8 – Appeal against Tahsildar's order (preview)
• Section 9 – Special provisions regarding interest (preview)
• Section 10 – Stay of recovery of certain debt (preview)
• Section 11 – Release from detention (preview)
• Section 12 – Power of State Government to extend the period of stay (preview)
• Section 13 – Certain provisions to apply to small farmer (preview)
• Section 14 – Certain transfer to be voidable (preview)
• Section 15 – Exclusion of period of limitation (preview)
• Section 16 – Appointment of debt settlement officers (preview)
• Section 17 – Application for determination of debt (preview)
• Section 18 – Particulars to be stated in application (preview)
• Section 19 – Determination of debt (preview)
• Section 20 – Determination of debt (preview)
• Section 21 – Excess amount of debt to be discharged (preview)
• Section 22 – Bar of certain suits (preview)
• Section 23 – Appeal (preview)
• Section 24 – Execution of order of appellate officer and Debt settlement officer (preview)
• Section 25 – Provisions of the Act not to apply to certain debts or liabilities (preview)
• Section 26 – Penalty (preview)
• Section 27 – Offences by companies (preview)
• Section 28 – Burden of proof (preview)
• Section 29 – Powers of officers (preview)
• Section 30 – Finality of decision (preview)
• Section 31 – Jurisdiction of Civil Court (preview)
• Section 32 – 1Prohibition of appearance of legal practioners (preview)
• Section 33 – Application of Limitation Act (preview)
• Section 34 – Power to remove difficulty (preview)
• Section 35 – Power to make rules (preview)