CPC 1908 § 72 — Where Court may authroise Collector to stay public sale of land

Statutory text (English)

(1) Where in any
local area in which no declaration under section 68 is in force the property attached consists of land or of
a share in land, and the Collector represents to the Court that the public sale of the land or share is
objectionable and that satisfaction of the decree may be made within a reasonable period by a temporary
alienation of the land or share, the Court may authorise the Collector to provide for such satisfaction in the
manner recommended by him instead of proceeding to a sale of the land or share.

(2) In every such case the provisions of sections 69 to 71 and of any rules made in pursuance thereof
shall apply so far as they are applicable.

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) s.72: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908' (Act No. V of 1908; portal status 'Under Review'; reflects amendments through the CPC (Amendment) Act, 2023 incl. inserted s.159), p. 36, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

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