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Section 61

The Puducherry Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1973Union territory Act of Puducherry · Act 9 of 1974

(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), the Government may make rules providing for the manner in which any land acquired by the Government under this Act shall be disposed and for the payment of the price to be paid by a person to whom the land has been allotted:

Provided that such price shall, in no case, be less than the amount paid by the Government for the acquisition of such land under this Act.

(2) In the disposal of the land acquired by the Government under this Act, the Government shall give preference to any person who is completely dispossessed of his holding, or whose extent of holding is reduced below 1.2 standard hectares held by him partly as cultivating tenant and partly as owner or wholly as cultivating tenant, by virtue of the provisions of this Act.

CHAPTER – XII MISCELLANEOUS Conversion of one kind of land into another not to affect ceiling area in certain cases

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ActThe Puducherry Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1973
Section61
JurisdictionUnion territory of Puducherry
StatusIn force as published by the source

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