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You won the order. Now enforce it: recovery as arrears of land revenue

Adv. Aman ShuklaAdv. Aman Shukla18 Mar 2026 6 min read

Winning is the halfway point. An order directing a promoter to pay interest or refund an amount is worth what you can actually collect on it, and collection is a separate exercise with its own machinery.

The recovery route

Where a promoter does not comply, the amount due can be recovered as arrears of land revenue. In practice that means a recovery warrant issued to the district administration, which brings the Collector's machinery to bear on attachment and sale.

How to make it move

  1. Apply for the recovery warrant promptly once the compliance period lapses.
  2. Identify attachable assets specifically — bank accounts, receivables, unsold inventory — rather than leaving the search to the office.
  3. Follow the file through the revenue authority; recovery is administrative work as much as legal work.
Recovery rewards the party who does the asset homework. A warrant with no target attached to it moves slowly.

Where the promoter is genuinely insolvent rather than merely unwilling, reassess: a different forum may be the better use of the next year.

This article is general information, not legal advice. For guidance on your specific situation, book a consultation.
Adv. Aman Shukla

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