Partial exemption of agricultural produce
Full Text
The State Government may, by general or special order published in the Official Gazette, declare that such portion of agricultural produce, or of any class of agricultural produce, as may appear to the State Government to be necessary for the purpose of providing until the next harvest for the due cultivation of the land and for the support of the judgment-debtor and his family, shall, in the case of all agriculturists or of any class of agriculturists, be exempted from liability to attachment or sale in execution of a decree.
Plain English Summary
Section 61 empowers the State Government to issue gazette notifications exempting necessary portions of agricultural produce from attachment or execution sale to ensure seed for future cultivation and sustenance for the farmer and their family until the next harvest.
Key Legal Elements
- Executive Power to Exempt: State Government may issue general or special orders via Official Gazette notification.
- Target Beneficiaries: Protects all agriculturists or specified classes of agriculturists within the State.
- Dual Statutory Purpose: Secures seed for due land cultivation and food/sustenance for the debtor's family until the next harvest.
- Immunity from Attachment: Exempted agricultural produce cannot be attached or auctioned in execution of any civil decree.
Practical Note
Agrarian Welfare Shield & Order XXI Rules 44–45 Linkage: (1) Interplay with Section 60(1)(b): While Section 60(1)(b) grants individual executing courts discretion to exempt necessary seed-grain and cattle, Section 61 provides a blanket executive safeguard through State gazette notifications. (2) Subsistence Benchmark: The statutory exemption specifically guarantees two things: seed necessary for the due cultivation of land and subsistence grain to feed the judgment-debtor's family until the next harvest. (3) Execution Procedure: When attaching standing crops or harvested grain under Order XXI Rules 44 and 45, court bailiffs must strictly verify applicable State Government notifications under Section 61 to ensure exempted quotas are left intact.
हिंदी पाठ
राज्य सरकार, शासकीय राजपत्र में प्रकाशित साधारण या विशेष आदेश द्वारा यह घोषित कर सकेगी कि कृषि उपज का अथवा किसी वर्ग की कृषि उपज का ऐसा भाग, जो राज्य सरकार को अगली फसल आने तक भूमि की सम्यक् खेती के लिए तथा निर्णीत-ऋणी और उसके परिवार के भरण-पोषण के लिए उपबंध करने के प्रयोजनार्थ आवश्यक प्रतीत हो, सभी कृषकों की अथवा कृषकों के किसी वर्ग की दशा में, किसी डिक्री के निष्पादन में कुर्की या विक्रय के दायित्व से मुक्त रहेगा।