(1) If the produce of any holding is attached by an order of a civil or revenue court, such court shall give notice of such attachment to the landlord who may apply to such court to sell the produce and pay to him, out of the proceeds of the sale thereof, any arrears of rent due in respect of such holding up to the date of the attachment.
     (2) If such court, on inquiry, finds the landlord's claim to the whole or any part of the rent to be proved, it shall sell the produce or such portion thereof as it may deem fit, and apply the proceeds of the sale, in the first instance, to satisfy such claim.