Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
III. And it is hereby enacted, that by virtue of such warrant it shall be lawful for such Officer to seize the whole or such part of the Goods and Chattels upon the said Premises as shall be sufficient to cover the amount of the said rent, together with the costs of the said distress, and that he shall thereupon make an Inventory of the Goods and Chattels so seized, and shall give a notice in writing in the Form in the Schedule to this Act annexed (marked B) to the party from whom such rent is claimed to be due, or to any other person upon behalf of such party upon the said Premises that the said Goods and Chattels will be appraised and sold in manner therein mentioned. And that the said Officer shall file in the said Court true copies of the said Inventory and Notice, provided that it shall be lawful for the party from whom such rent is claimed to be due, at any time within five days from such seizure, to apply to any Commissioner of the said Court to discharge or suspend such warrant, and it shall be lawful for such Commissioner to discharge or suspend such warrant accordingly, with or without costs, provided always that it shall be lawful for any of the said Commissioners in his discretion to give reasonable time to such party to pay the said rent.
Source: India Code