(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time-being in force, an officer specified by the state Government by notification in the Gazette (hereinafter referred to as the prescribed authority) may, on the application of a bank by order, direct that any amount due to the bank on account of financial assistance given to an agriculturist be paid by the sale of the land or any interest therein or other immovable property which is charged or mortgaged for the payment of such amount : Provided that no order of sale shall be made under this subsection unless the agriculturist has been served with a notice by the prescribed authority calling upon him to pay the amount due.
(1-A) the provisions of the Limitation Act, 1963 shall apply in relation to an application under sub-section (1), as if such application were a suit in civil court for sale of the land or interest therein or other immovable property for enforcing recovery of the sum referred to in that sub-section 1
; (2) An order passed by the prescribed authority shall, subject to the result of appeal under section 12, be final and be binding on the parties.
(3) Every order passed by the prescribed authority in terms of sub-section (1) or by the appellate authority under section 12 shall be deemed to be a decree of a civil court and shall be executed in the same manner as a decree of such court by the civil court having jurisdiction. Recovery in the case of personal security.
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