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(1) *[A cultivating tenant (including the holder of a kudiyiruppu and the holder of a karaima)], entitled to fixity of tenure under section 8, shall be entitled to purchase the right, title and interest of the landowner and the intermediaries, if any, in respect of the land comprised in his holding: ________________________________________________________________________ * Amended vide Act No.1 of 1981 w.e.f 1-4-1981vide Notification published in the Extraordinary Gazette No.32 dated 30.03.1981. 112 Provided that,--- (i) if the landlord is entitled to resume any portion of the holding under this Act and he applies for such resumption, the cultivating tenant shall be entitled to purchase the right, title and interest of the landowner and the intermediaries only in respect of the remaining portion of the holding. (ii) no cultivating tenant shall be entitled to purchase the right, title and interest in respect of any land under this section if he, or if he is a member of a family, such family, owns an extent of land not less than the ceiling area; (iii) where the cultivating tenant or, if he is a member of a family, such family, does not own any land or owns an extent of land which is less than the ceiling area, he shall be entitled to purchase the right, title and interest in respect of only such extent of land as will together with the land, if any, owned by him or his family, as the case may be, be equal to the ceiling area. Explanation. – In calculating the extent of land owned by the cultivating tenant or, where he is a member of a family, by such family, for the purposes of clause (ii) or clause (iii), of the proviso to this sub-section, the portion of the land owned by such cultivating tenant or by the family, which is liable to be purchased by the cultivating tenant holding under such tenant or family, shall not be taken into account. *[(2) The provisions of section 92 shall, so far as may be, apply to the calculation of the ceiling area for the purposes of sub-section (1): Provided that if no date has been notified under section 93, the date of application by the cultivating tenant under section 62 shall be deemed to be the date notified under section 93]. Application for purchase of landlord’s rights by cultivating tenants