Section 143: Power of the Registrar to recover certain sums by attachment and sale of property

Q: What does Section 143 of The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1983 (TNREGA) deal with?

Section 143 TNREGA pertains to "Power of the Registrar to recover certain sums by attachment and sale of property". It is part of the The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1983, a legislation enacted by the Parliament of India. Section 143 of The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1983 (TNREGA) governs power of the Registrar to recover certain sums by attachment and sale of property. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: Is Section 143 TNREGA still in force?

Yes, Section 143 of the The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1983 is currently in force across the Republic of India.

Q: What is धारा 143 TNREGA?

धारा 143 TNREGA is the Devanagari Hindi reference for Section 143 of the The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1983. Section 143 of The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1983 (TNREGA) governs power of the Registrar to recover certain sums by attachment and sale of property. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: What is Dhara 143 TNREGA?

Dhara 143 TNREGA is the Roman Hindi reference for Section 143 of the The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1983. "Dhara" means "Section" in Hindi. Section 143 of The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1983 (TNREGA) governs power of the Registrar to recover certain sums by attachment and sale of property. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: How to cite Section 143 of The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1983?

Cite as: "Section 143, The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1983 (TNREGA)" in legal briefs. For academic writing, use the BlueBook format: The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1983, § 143 (India).

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- The Registrar or any person subordinate to him empowered by the Registrar in this behalf may, subject to the rules and without prejudice to any other mode of recovery provided by or under this Act, recover-

(a) any sum due under a decree or an order of a Civil Court, a decision or an award of the Registrar or any person subordinate to, and empowered by, the Registrar or Arbitrator or Arbitrators or an order of the Registrar.

(b) any sum due from a registered society or from an officer, former officer, member or past or deceased member of a registered society as such to the Government including any costs awarded to the Government in any proceeding under this Act; or

(c) any sum ordered to be paid towards the expenses of a general meeting of a registered society called under sub-section (4) of section 32 or sub-clause (ii) of clause (e) of sub-section (2) of section 81; or

(d) any sum awarded by way of costs under section 85 to a registered society including a financing bank; or

(e) any sum ordered under section 139 to be recovered as a contribution to the assets of a registered society or as costs of liquidation; or

(f) any sum ordered under section 87 to be repaid to a registered society or recovered as a contribution to its assets; or

(g) any amount due under a certificate granted by the Registrar under subsection (1) of section 150;