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Section 4: Declaration of Moratorium

The Andhra Pradesh Farmers Agricultural Debts (Moratorium) Act, 2004State Act of Andhra Pradesh · Act 3 of 2004

Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force or any contract or other instrument having the force of law with effect from the commencement of this Act, every debt borrowed or incurred and including interest thereon for the purpose of agriculture and cultivation of agricultural land from a creditor or a money lender, a moratorium shall be declared for a period of six months from the date of commencement of this Act.

5. Bar of Jurisdiction - No Civil Court shall entertain any suit or other proceeding against the debtor for the recovery of any amount of the debt borrowed or incurred including interest, thereon for which a moratorium has been declared under Section (4).

Provided that where any suit or other proceeding is instituted jointly against the debtor and any other person nothing in this section shall apply to the maintainability of such suit or proceeding in so far as it relates to such other person.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Andhra Pradesh Farmers Agricultural Debts (Moratorium) Act, 2004
Section4
Marginal noteDeclaration of Moratorium
JurisdictionState of Andhra Pradesh
StatusIn force as published by the source

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