Section 21
Order of selling.
The Bengal Land Revenue Sales Act, 1859
About this Act
An Act to improve the law relating to sales of Land for arrears of Revenue in the Lower Provinces under the Bengal Presidency.
On the day of sale fixed according to Section VI of this Act sales shall
proceed in regular order ; the estate to be sold bearing the lowest number on the towjee or register in use
in the Collector’s Office of the district being put up first, and so on, in regular sequence; and it shall not
be lawful for the Collector or other Officer as aforesaid to put up any estate out of its regular order by
number, except where it may be necessary to do so 011 default of deposit, as provided in Section XXII of
this Act.