(1) Before a Collector, or other officer empowered by him in this behalf, proceeds to attach the land of the defaulter, or buildings thereon, he shall cause a written demand to be served upon the defaulter, specifying the amount due, the land in respect of which it is claimed, the name of the party in arrear, the batta due to the person who shall serve the demand, and the time allowed for payment which shall be fixed with reference to the distance from the land on which the arrear is due to the place at which the money is to be paid.
(2) Such demand shall be served by delivering a copy to the defaulter, or to some adult male member of his family at his usual place of abode, or to his authorised agent, or by affixing a copy thereof on some conspicuous part of his last known residence or on some conspicuous part of the land about to be attached.
________________________________________________________________________ * Substituted by Act 11 of 1973, section 2, w.e.f 15.10.1973.
______________________________________________________________________________________ 389 Procedure when defaulter neglects to pay
26. When the amount due has not been paid pursuant to the terms of the demand, and no arrangement for securing the same has been entered into to the satisfaction of the Collector, or other officer empowered by him in this behalf, he shall proceed to recover the arrear by the attachment and sale of the defaulter’s land in the manner hereinafter contained.
Mode of attachment