Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
On the basis of the information given in the Submusion r e t u r n s under section 5 above which shall be duly to ^Govern- v c r'fit:d through such agency as may be decided by merit. the Government or the information obtained by the Collector under section 6 above, the Collector shad •1. The word “ this Act” whenever occurs have been substituted by “ the Assam Fixation of Ceiling on Land Holdii gs[Amendment] Act, 1970 *T Inserted by Assam Act VIII of 1971 as sub-sections 5 and 6. I. Deleted by the Assam Act No.XX VII of 1960 8 prepare a draft statement showing among other par ticulars, the total area of lands held by such persons, ***2 the specific plots selected for retention with them, and also the lan d in excess of the limit fixed under section 4 remaining after such selection. (2) The draft statem en t'sha ll be published in the offices of the Deputy Commissioner, the Sub- divisional Officer, the Circle Sub-Deputy Collector and the Mauzadar, and a copy thereof shall be served on the person or persons concerned in the manner prescribed. Any objection received within 30 days of the service shall be duly considered by the Collector and after giving the objector an opp ortunity for hearing order shall be passed on these c objections. [Provided that where the Collector in his final order thereon holds that there is no excess land for acquisition, he shall submit all connected records to the Government for appro val].j (3) Any person aggrieved by an ord er of the • Collector under the foregoing sub-section, may, within 30 days of the order, prefer an appeal to the State Government. (4) Without prejudice to any action under sub section (3) above, the State Government may of its own motion call for any record relating to the d raft -»i statement at any time within [two years]*2 of the order of Collector under sub-section (2) above, and after giving the person or persons concerned an opportu- , nity for hearing pass such orders as deemed fit. . (5) Any order of the State Government under sub-section (3) or (4) above or of the Collector when no appeal is preferred under sub-section (3) or revi sion made under sub-section (4) shall be final. (6) The draft statement shall then be made final in term s of the final order of the Collector or the ' Statement or the State Government as the case may be and republished in the offices mentioned in sub- section (2) and no person shall then be entitled to question it in any court of law. (?) Subject to the provision of section 19, the . final statement shall then be submitted to the State Government without the least possible delay. A cq u itirio n g. The State Government shall acquire such 'aud»'Tv e x c e fS lands by publishing in the official Gazette a ttK State notification to the effect that such lands are required Government. for a public purpose and such publication shall be conclusive evidence of the notice of acquisition to the person or persons holding such lands.