“ 54 A. (1) With ou t prejudice to any provis ion in any oth er law for the time being in force rela ting to res toratio n of possession, whenever a tenant or un de r-t en an t referred to in Section 20 of this Act is ejec ted or caused to be ejec ted from his holding except in execu tion of a decree for ejec t ment passed by a com petent Civi l Co ur t or when ever the cul tiva tion of land by a ten an t or unde r ten an t is terminated or caused to be terminated by the landlo rd or by any bod y else, then the ten an t or under-tenant concerned m ay app ly to the R evenue Officer havin g juri sdic tion in the area within 90 day s of such ejectment or terminat ion , as the case may be, or in case where such ejectm ent or ter min atio n has take n place after the com ing into force of the Assam ( Tem porar ily Set tled Areas) Rs. OTO Paise only 2 Ten anc y Act, 1971, bu t before the coming into force of the Assam ( Tem porar ily Set tled Areas ) Ten ancy (Am end ment) Act , 1974, wi thin 90 days from the da te of coming into force of the Assam (Temporarily Settled Areas) Ten ancy (Am endm ent) Act, 1974, for res toration of possession and the Reven ue Officer may, a fte r such enq uiry as he may find it necessary and afte r issuing notice to the landlord or the per son pre ven ting the cult ivat ion of land by the tena nt or under-t enan t, ord er oi direct th at the ten ant or under-t enan t be restored to the possession of the land.
. (2) On the order passed under the prec eding sub-section becoming final under sub-section (2) of Section 67, the land lord or any oth er person aga inst whom the ord er is passed shall imme dia te ly resto re possession to the ten ant or under-t enan te, as the case may be, If the landlo rd or the person, aga inst who m the ord er is directed, does no t res tore the possession within 7 days from the da te of the ord er becoming final then the Reven ue Officer, on app lication by the ten an t or unde r-t enan t con cern ed, shal l himself tak e possession of the hold ing and del ive r it to Such ten an t or under-t enant, as the case may be .”