First Schedule · Order 21 · Rule 74
Sale of agricultural produce
74. Sale of agricultural produce.—(1) Where the property to be sold is agricultural produce, the sale shall be held,—
(a) if such produce is a growing crop, on or near the land on which such crop has grown, or
(b) if such produce has been cut or gathered, at or near-the threshing floor or place for trading out grain or the like or fodder-stack on or in which it is deposited :
Provided that the Court may direct the sale to be held at the nearest place of public resort, if it is of opinion that the Produce is thereby likely to sell to greater advantage.
(2) Where, on the produce being put up for sale,—
(a) a fair price, in the estimation of the person holding the sale, is not offered for it, and
(b) the owner of the produce or a person authorized to act in his behalf applies to have the sale postponed till next day or, if a market is held at the place of sale, the next market-day, the sale shall be postponed accordingly and shall be then completed, whatever price may be offered for the produce.
Understand civil procedure
Banaka editorial consolidation of the general central text, with the 2025 postal-service amendments applied. Not an official or certified edition. State/High Court variations, commercial-dispute modifications and prescribed Appendix forms are not consolidated here; consult the source and applicable court rules. Hindi learning guides are original explanations, not a statutory translation. Source checked: 2026-10-01. Source PDF page: 170. Government reference PDF. 2025 amending Act. For reference and study, not individual legal advice.