Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) (a) On the basis of the return furnished under sub-section (1) of section 7 +[omitted] or on the basis of the return furnished under subsection (1) of section 8 and the additional particulars, if any furnished under that sub-section, or on the basis of the information obtained by the authorised officer under clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 8 +[omitted] as the case may be, the authorised officer shall, subject to the provisions of sub-sections (2), (3) and (4) and after making such inquiry as he deems fit, prepare a draft statement in respect of each person holding or deemed to have held land in excess of the ceiling area. (b) The draft statement prepared under clause (a) shall contain the following particulars namely: - (i) the name and address of the person; (ii) particulars of all land held by such person and the total extent of such land; + Omitted as per the Puducherry Land Reforms (Amendment) Regulation, 1977 w.e.f 28.02.77. 174 (iii) particulars of the members of the family and of the stridhana land held by each female member of the family; (iv) particulars of any interest either in the land held by a trust or in the income from such land reserved in his favour or in favour of any member of his family; (v) particulars of encumbrances, if any, over the land together with the name and address of the creditor; (vi) particulars of the land which such person desires to retain within the ceiling area; (vii) the extent of the ceiling area of the person; (viii) particulars of the land which may be comprised within the ceiling area; (ix) particulars of the land held by tenant, if any, and the name and address of such tenant; (x) particulars of the land proposed to be declared as surplus land: (xi) such other particulars as may be prescribed. (2) (a) For the purpose of calculating after the appointed day the ceiling area of a family holding land on the appointed day in excess of 6 standard hectares, the authorised officer shall take into account only those members of that family who are alive on the notified date. (b) For the purpose of calculating after the appointed day, the ceiling area of any other family, the authorsied officer shall take into account only those members of that family who are alive on the date of the preparation of the draft statement under sub-section (1). (3) If any person fails to specify the particulars of the land which he desires to retain within his ceiling area, the authorised officer shall, as far as practicable, specify in the draft statement, the land which is capable of easy and convenient enjoyment as the land to be retained by such person within his ceiling area. 175 (4) If any person has specified the particulars of the land which he desires to retain within his ceiling area, the authorised officer shall, as far as practicable, declare the same land as comprised within his ceiling area; Provided that where in the opinion of the authorised officer, the utility of any land or part thereof held by any person has been diminished by any wilful act of such person, after the appointed day, the authorised officer shall declare such land or any part thereof as comprised within his ceiling area; Provided further that the authorised officer shall, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, declare the share of any person in the land held by an agricultural company, a co-operative society or a land mortgage bank, or any part of such share as comprised within the ceiling area; Provided also that subject to the above provisions, the land which the authorised officer proposed to declare as surplus land under clause (x) of sub-section (1) shall, as far as practicable, be such as is capable of easy and convenient enjoyment. (5) The draft statement shall be published in such manner as may be prescribed and a copy thereof shall be served on the persons concerned, the tenants, creditors and all other persons who in the opinion of the authorised officer are interested in the land to which such draft statement relates, together with a notice stating that any objection to the draft statement shall be preferred within + [fifteen] days from the service of such notice. (6) (a) The authorised officer shall duly consider any objection received within the time specified in the notice referred to in sub-section (5) from the persons on whom a copy of the draft statement has been served or any objection received within + [fifteen] days from the date of the publication of the draft statement from any other person. (b) The authorised officer shall, after giving the objector a reasonable opportunity of being heard and of adducing evidence, if any, and subject to such rules as may be made under this Act, pass such orders as he deems fit. + Amended as per the Puducherry Land Reforms (Amendment) Regulation, 1977 w.e.f 28.02.77. 176 Authorised officer to decide question of title in certain cases