(1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in these rules, tank bed land which was acquired by the Government for construction of tank, may be allotted by the Sub-Divisional Officer to the person who was the Khatedar tenant of the said land at the time of its acquisition and who had received cash compensation for such acquisition, subject to following conditions:-
(i) The person, desirous of allotment of such land, shall convey his willingness for such allotment in Form 'A' to the Sub-Divisional Officer.
(ii) The land held by such person and the land to be allotted under this subrule shall not exceed the ceiling area applicable to him under the Rajasthan Imposition of Ceiling on Agricultural Holding Act, 1973.
(iii) The allotment of the land shall be on Gair Khatedari tenure without any limit on period during which the land shall be so held.
(iv) On allotment of the land under this sub-rule, the person shall repay to the Government the amount of compensation received by him for the land so allotted.
(v) The possession of the allotted land be given only after repayment of such compensation to the Government, and after harvesting the standing crop, if any, by the existing allottee whose allotment shall stand terminated thereafter.
(2) Only when the person whose land was acquired for the construction of the tank, is not willing or otherwise cannot get the allotment of the said land or portion thereof under sub-rule (1), the land or the portion thereof, as the case may be, shall be allotted to him or landless persons according to other provisions of these Rules.