CPC 1908 § Order XXI, Rule 54 — Attachment of immoveable property

Statutory text (English)

(1) Where the property is immoveable, the
attachment shall be made by an order prohibiting the judgment-debtor from transferring or charging
the property in any way, and all persons from taking any benefit from such transfer or charge.

(2) The order shall be proclaimed at some place on or adjacent to such property by beat of drum
or other customary mode, and a copy of the order shall be affixed on a conspicuous part of the property
and then upon a conspicuous part of the court-house, and also, where the property is land paying
revenue to the Government, in the office of the Collector of the district in which the land is situate.

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) First Schedule, Order XXI, Rule 54 (EXECUTION OF DECREES AND ORDERS): Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908' (First Schedule, Orders I-LI, pp. 58-185), p. 118, 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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