Section 55: Sale of right of occupancy under section 5 in execution of decree.

The Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887.Central Act · Act 16 of 1887

(1) A right of occupancy under section 5 may be sold in execution of a decree or order of a Court ;

(2) But notice of an intended sale of any such right shall be given by the Court to the landlord, and if at any time before the close of the day on which the sale takes place the landlord pays to the Court or to the officer conducting the sale a deposit of twenty-five per centum on the highest bid made at the sale, he shall be declared to be the purchaser instead of the person who made that bid.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887.
Section	55
Marginal note	Sale of right of occupancy under section 5 in execution of decree.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

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