(i) The existing clauses (a) and (A) of section 23 sha ll b e subs titu ted by t he following, nam ely ,— “ (a) if the agg rega te area of land s in actual occupat ion of a ten an t does not exceed 10 bighas, then he shall not b e ejected therefrom, unti l he has been provide d with lan d of eq uivalen t value in the locality ;
(A) if the aggregafe are a of lands in act ual occupa tion of a tena nt exceeds 10 bighas, then the ten an t shall no t be ejected from a min imum are a of 10 b ighas as selected by him (tenant) , until he has been provided with land of equ iva len t valu e in the local ity, bu t the landlo rd shall be ent itle d to resum e for personal cul tiva tion any are a in excess of these 10 bigh as. In no case, however, the agg rega te are a of lands so resum ed from all his t ena nts t aken to gether, along with any oth er lan d alread y held under personal cul tivatio n by the land lord or any m ember of his family on the date of res umption, shall exceed an overall limit o f 100 b igh as.” ( tt ) At the end of the existing proviso to section 23, the following shall be add ed as a second proviso, namely,— “ Provided fur the r th at if the lan dlo rd is a m inor, O ra widow, or a person subject to any physical or menta l disa bili ty, or a member of the Mi lita ry, Naval or Air Forces of the Unio n, the n it shall not be obl igatory on him to leave a min imum area with the ten an t under the provisions of clause (a) or (A) above.” P. C. DAS, for Secy, to the Govt, of Assam, Leg. & Judl. Deptt s.