(1) The landholder of any holding or part of a holding, the right, title and interest in respect of which have vested in the Government under section 3, shall be entitled to assignment of such right, title and interest:
Provided that—
(a) no landholder shall be entitled to assignment of the right, title and interest in respect of any holding or part of a holding under this section if he, or if he is a member of a family, such family, owns or holds an extent of land not less than the ceiling area;
(b) Where the landholder or if he is a member of a family, such family owns or holds an extent of land which is less than the ceiling area, he shall be entitled to the assignment of the right, title and interest in respect of only such extent of land as will, together with the land owned or held by him or his family, as the case may be, be equal to the ceiling area.
Explanation .—For the purposes of this sub-section, the expression "to hold" shall have the same meaning as in the Kerala Land Reforms Act, 1963 (1 of 1964).
(2) Any landholder entitled to assignment of the right, title and interest in respect of a holding or part of a holding under sub-section (1) may, within such period as may be prescribed, apply to the Settlement Officer within whose jurisdiction such holding or part is situate for assignment to him of such holding or part, as the case may be.
(3) An application under sub-section (2) shall contain the following particulars, namely:—
(a) the village, survey number and extent of the holding or part to which the assignment relates;
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(b) the names and addresses of the landowner and other persons interested in the land and the nature of their interest so far as they are known to him;
(c) the particulars regarding other lands owned or held by him or if he is a member of a family, such family; and
(d) such other particulars as may be prescribed.
(4) Where a landholder is entitled to the assignment of the right, title and interest of only a portion of his holding, he may indicate in the application under sub-section (2), his choice of the portion to which the assignment shall relate.