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(1) Wherea person holds vacant land situated within thej urisdiclion of two or more competent authorities, whether in thesame State or in two or more States to which this Acr applies, then, he shall file his statement under sub-section [1) of section6 before the competent authority within the jurisdiction of which themajor part thereof is situated and thereafter allsubsequent proceedings shall bc taken before that competent authority to the exclusion of the other competent authority or an thorities concerned and the competent authority, before o'hich the statement is filed, shall send intimation thereof to the other competent authority or authorities concerned. (2) Where theextent o1 vacant land held by eny person and situated within the jurisdlct'on of two or more competent authorities within the same State to which this Act applies is equal, he shall file his statement under sub-section (I) of section6 before any one of the competent authorities and send intimation thereoI in such form as iTiay be prescrib- ed to the State Government and thereupon, the State Government shall, by order, determine the competent authority before which allsubsequent proceedings under this Act shall be taken to the exclusion of the other ‘ competent authoflty or authorities and communicate that order to such person and the competent authorities concerned. (3) Where theextent of vacant land held by anyp arson and situates within the jurisdiction of two or m ore competent authorities in two or more States to which this Act a ppm es is equal, he s hall file his statement under sub-section (2) of section6 before any one of the competent autho- rities and send intimation thereof in such form as may be prescribed to ihe Central Governmento nd thereupon. the Cen*ra1 Government shall, by order, determine the competent authority before which allsubsequent proceedings shall be taken to the exclusion of the other competent autho- rity or authoriti=-s and communicate that order to sur-!i person.t h• State Governments and the competent authorities concerned. io Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) [ACT 33 from attending to his or her affairs, by the husband or wife who is not so absent or mentally incapacitated and where both the husband and the wife are absent from India or are mentally incapacitated from attending to their affairs, by any other person competent to act on behalf of the husband or wife or both; (c) in the case of a company, by the principal officer thereof; (d) in the case of a firm, by any partner thereof; (e) in the case of any other association, by any member of the association or the principal officer thereof; and (f) in the case of any other person, by that person or by a person competent to act on his behalf. Explanation.-For the purposes of this sub-section, "principal officer",- (i) in relation to a company, means the secretary, manager or managing-director of the company; (ii) in relation to any association, means the secretary, treasurer, manager or agent of the association, and includes any person connected with the management of the affairs of the company or the association, as the case_may be, upon whom the competent authority has served a notice of his intention of treating him as the principal officer thereof. Filing of 7. (1) Where a person holds vacant land situated within the jurisdiction ,tote- of two or more competent authorities, whether in the same State or in two anent in or more States to which this Act applies, then, he shall file his statement cases under sub-section (1) of section 6 before the competent authority within where the jurisdiction of which the major part thereof is situated and thereafter vacant all subsequent proceedings shall be taken before that competent authority land held to the exclusion of the other competent authority or authorities concerned by a and the competent authority, before which the statement is filed, shall person is send intimation thereof to the other competent authority or authorities situated concerned. within the jurisdiction (2) Where the extent of vacant land held by any person and situated of two or within the jurisdiction of two or more competent authorities within the more com- potent same State to which this Act applies is equal, be shall file his statement authorities. under sub-section (1) of section 6 before any one of the competent authorities and send intimation thereof in such form as may be prescrib- ed to the State Government and thereupon, the State Government shall, by order, determine the competent authority before which all subsequent proceedings under this Act shall be taken to the exclusion of the other competent authority or authorities and communicate that order to such person and the competent authorities concerned. (3) Where the extent of vacant land held by any person and situates within the jurisdiction of two or more competent authorities in two or more States to which this Act applies is equal, he shall file his statement under sub-section (1) of section 6 before any one of the competent autho- rities and send intimation thereof in such form as may be prescribed to the Central Government and thereupon. the Central Government shall, by order, determine the competent authority before which all subsequent proceedings shall be taken to the exclusion of the other competent autho- rity or authorities and communicate that order to such person. the State Governments and the competent authorities concerned. OF 19/b] Ur bon fond. (Ceiling and ftegulotion) (I) On the basis of the statement filed under section6 and after such Preparation inquiry as the competent authority may deem fit to make thecompetent OÎdraft authority shall preparea drake statement in respect of the person who has filed the statement un der section 6. (f) Every statement prepared under sub-section (I) shall contain the following particulars, namely:— ()the name and address olthe person; (ii) the particulars of all vacant lands and of any other land on which there isa building, whether or not witha dwelling unit there- in, held by such person; (iii) the particulars of the vacant lands which such person desires to retain within the ceiling limit; (il) the partieulars of the right, title or interest or the person in the vacant lands; and (oi such other particulars as may be prescribed. (.3) The draft statement shall be served in such manner as may be prescribed on the person concerned together witha notice stating that any objection to the draft statement shall be preferred within thirty days of the service thereof. (*) The competent authority shall duly consider any ohjection re- ceived, within the period specified in the notice referred to in sub-section (3) or within such further period as may be specified by the competent authority for any good and sufficient reason, from the person on whom a copy of the draft statement has been served under that sub-section and the competent authority shall, after giving the objectora reasonable opportunity of being heard, pass such orders as it deems fit.