Punjab Land-Revenue Act, 1887 · Chapter VI: Collection of Land-Revenue. · Sections
Section 89: Procedure in default of payment
In default of payment of the full amount of the purchasemoney within the period mentioned in the last foregoing section, the deposit referred to in section 85 or section 87, as the case may be, shall, after defraying the expenses of the sale, be forfeited to the Government and may, if the Collector, with the previous sanction of the Commissioner, so directs, be applied in reduction of the arrear, and the property shall be re-sold, and the defaulting purchaser shall have no claim to the property or to any part of the sum for which it may subsequently be sold.
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