Recovery of sums due to Government
Section 72 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 deals with recovery of sums due to Government. In respect of any licence fee or other sum of any kind payable to the Central Government or to the State Government under any of the provisions of this Act or of any rule or order made thereunder, the officer of the Central Government or the State Government, as the case may be, who is empowered to The Act came into force on 14 Nov 1985.
(1) In respect of any licence fee or other sum of any kind payable to the Central Government or to the State Government under any of the provisions of this Act or of any rule or order made thereunder, the officer of the Central Government or the State Government, as the case may be, who is empowered to require the payment of such sum, may deduct the amount of such sum from any money owing to the person from whom such sum may be recoverable or due or may recover such amount or sum by attachment and sale of the goods belonging to such persons and if the amount of the same is not so recovered, the same may be recovered from the person or from his surety (if any) as if it were an arrears of land revenue.
(2) When any person, in compliance with any rule made under this Act, gives a bond (other than a bond under section 34 and section 39) for the performance of any act, or for his abstention from any act, such performance or abstention shall be deemed to be a public duty within the meaning of section 74 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 (9 of 1872); and upon breach of the conditions of such bond by him, the whole sum named therein as the amount to be paid in case of such breach may be recovered from him or from his surety (if any) as if it were an arrears of land revenue.
Section 72, The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (Act 61 of 1985).
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Questions about Section 72
What does Section 72 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act deal with?
Section 72 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act is headed "Recovery of sums due to Government". In respect of any licence fee or other sum of any kind payable to the Central Government or to the State Government under any of the provisions of this Act or of any rule or order made thereunder, the officer of the Central Government or the State Government, as the case may be, who is empowered to
How do I find court cases under Section 72 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: NDPS Act 72, section 72 NDPS Act, section 72 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. People searching for it also type 72 ndps act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 72 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 34 (Security for abstaining from commission of offence), section 39 (Power of court to release certain offenders on probation), so none of them can safely be read on its own. One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently GSR 61(E) (2017).
When did Section 72 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act come into force?
Section 72 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, cited as NDPS Act 72, came into force on 14 Nov 1985, having been enacted on 16 Sep 1985. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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