(1) Where an evacuee who, as a bargadar, was in actual possession of any agricultural land on or after the 15th day of August, 1947, has ( 293 ) 294 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTBAOEDINABY [TART 11—1M. 1} returned to Tripura before the appointed day and, before the expiry of one month from the commencement of the West Bengal Evacuee Property (Tripura Amendment) Ordinance, 1952 makes, or has, before such commencement, made an application in writing to the Collector for being restored to the possession of that land as a bargadar, then, notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force or any contract to the contrary, the applicant shall be, and shall be deemed to have been, entitled to be restored to actual possession of that land as a bargadar, at the beginning of the next crop season which would be available after the application, on the same terms and conditions, as far as may be,, as were applicable to him as such bargadar when he left Tripura,
(2) On any such application as is referred to in subsection (i), the Collector shall, after making such summary inquiry as he thinks fit and if satisfied that the applicant should be restored to the. possession of any agricultural land as a bargadar, place the applicant or empower any officer subordinate to him to place the applicant in the possession of that lan,d on.
the same terms and conditions, as far as may be as were applicable to him when he left Tripura, and for such purpose, the Collector or the officer, as the case may be, may use or cause to be used such force as may be necessary,
Explanation.—For the purposes of this section, a 'bargadar' means a persdn who, under the system generally known as adhi, barga or bhag, cultivates the land of another person on condition of delivering a share or quantity of the produce of such land to that person.
RAJENDRA PRASAD, President.
K. V. K. SUNDARAM, Secretary.
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