Contract or agreement or eviction to defeat provisions of this Act to be void

(1) Any contract or agreement made between a proprietor and any person on or after the 1st day of July, 1950, which has the effect, directly or indirectly of defeating the provisions of this Act shall be and is hereby declared null and void. (2) Notwithstanding any decree or order where a tenant of Sir or sub-tenant of tenants referred to in sub-section (1) of section 10 or sub-tenant of tenants referred to in section 12 or a non-occupancy tenant referred to in clause (vi) of sub-section (1) of section 13 was evicted from land after 1st July, 1950, on any ground other than for arrears of rent, the tenant or the sub-tenant shall be entitled to regain possession thereof on his making an application in this behalf to the Revenue Assistant and shall on regaining possession have the same rights as he would have had but for such eviction decree or order: Provided that the land is not in the possession of any other tenant in the fasli year immediately before the commencement of this Act. (3) Nothing in this section shall affect the rights of a proprietor in any land held or occupied at the commencement of this Act for purposes other than those mentioned in clause (13) of section 3. (i) by a Bhumidhar declared under Chapter III of the Act or by an Asami falling under section 6 of the Act where such unlawful occupant was in possession of the land before the issue of the prescribed declaration. (ii) by a Gaon Sabha where the unlawful occupant was in possession of the land before the constitution of Gaon Panchayat under section 151. (iii) by a Bhumidhar, Asami or Gaon Sabha in any other case. Three years from the date of issue of the prescribed declaration / from the date of constitution of Gaon Panchayat / from 1st of July following the date of occupation. As in the Court Fee Act, 1870. Revenue Assistant. Deputy Commissioner.