Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any law, or in any judgment, decree or order of court, where any holding has been sold in execution of any decree for arrears of rent, and the tenant has been dispossessed of the holding after the 22nd day of March, 1968 and before the commencement of the Mahe Land Reforms (Amendment) Act, 1980, such sale shall stand set aside and such tenant shall be entitled to restoration of possession of the holding, subject to the provisions of this section: Provided that nothing in this sub-section shall apply in any case where the holding has been sold to a bona fide purchaser for consideration after the date of such dispossession and before the date of publication of the Mahe Land Reforms (Amendment) Bill, 1980, in the Official Gazette. (2) Any person entitled to restoration of possession of his holding under sub-section (1) may, within a period of six months from the commencement of the Mahe Land Reforms (Amendment) Act, 1980, deposit the purchase money together with interest at the rate of six per cent per annum in the court and apply to the court for setting aside the sale and for restoration of possession of his holding. (3) The court shall, if satisfied after such summary enquiry as the court deems fit, set aside the sale and restore the applicant to possession of his holding. (4) The court may also order the applicant to deposit in court such amount as may be specified by the court towards costs of the decree holder or the auction purchaser and the value of improvements, if any, effected on the holding after the sale. Explanation. – For the purposes of this section, the term “holding” includes a part of a holding. Cancellation of certain sales for arrears of rent