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CHATPTER XII Collection of Land Revenue

Section 163: Land Revenue to be the first charge

The Uttar Pradesh Revenue Code, 2006

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Text as published by India Code for the Government of Uttar Pradesh, with amendments up to U.P. Act No. 20 of 2026.

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(1) The land revenue assessed on any holding shall be the first charge on such holding, and also on trees or buildings standing thereon or the rents, profits or produce thereof.

(2) The claim of the State Government in respect of any other sum recoverable as arrears of land revenue shall have priority over all unsecured claims on any land against the holder thereof.

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