Revenue Recovery Act

The Tamil Nadu  Revenue  Recovery Act,  1864

(Tamil Nadu Act II of 1864) Revenue Standing Order -41.

Preamble:

Revenue  Recovery Act  is  an  Act to  consolidate  the  law for the  recovery  of arrears of revenue in the State of Tamil Nadu.

Purpose of the Act:

Initially  this  act  is  enacted  for  collecting  Land  Revenue   from  Landholder, pattadars and later on it is extended to  collect  the  dues including assessment, quit rent, ground rent, cesses,  compensation  and other statutory dues

Arrear of Land Revenue:

When the whole or portion of a kist shall not be so paid, the amount of the kist or of its unpaid portion shall be deemed to be an arrear of revenue.

Penalty on Arrears:

Penalty shall be charged on arrears of revenue at the rate of 5 percent per fasli year or part thereof. No such penalty shall be charged  for  the  fasli  years  in which the revenue falls due and forthe next succeeding fasli year.

Other dues collected under Revenue Recovery Act :

Sales Tax, 2. Workman Compensation, 3. Gratuity, 4.  Motor Vehicle Tax, 5.Warrant/ Court Fine, 6.Textile Committee, 7.Family Court Dues, 8.Other Compensation 9.Motor Accident and Claim, 10.Maintenance, 11.Court Fine, 12.Electricity Due, 13.Loan Dues, 14.Auction   on   Property,   15.Consumer  Protection,  16.Due  to  State  Government, 17.Due  to  Central  Government,  18.Other  Compensation  and  Government  Loans, 19.Pending  payment from the Local Cable Operators and 20.Government Loans.

Power to collect Arrear of revenue

“Whenever revenue may in arrear, it  shall  be lawful for the Collector, or other officer empowered by the  Collector in that behalf, to proceed to  recover the arrear together with penalty  and cost of  process by the sale of the defaulter’s movable and immovable property or by the execution against the person of the defaulter in manner provided under the Act”. (Sec-5)

Delegation of Powers –

The District Collector shall authorise   Tahsildars  to collect pending dues under Revenue Recovery Act. For dues  under Gratuity act and wages and compensation the The District Collector shall authorise Joint Commissioner (Labour) to collect pending dues, (similar order was passed in Coimbatore District)

Special powers of Deputy Commissioner: