Restoration of possession

(1) If any landless person to whom leasehold rights have accrued in the land under section 3 dispossessed from that land or any part thereof otherwise than in due course of law, the Authorised Officer shall on an application made to him by the said landless person within six months from the date of dispossession restore such possession.

1. (2) If any dispute arises as to the occupation of the land in question on the 31st December 2012 the landless person claiming such occupation on the said date may refer the dispute to the Authorised Officer for decision. The decision of the Authorised Officer thereon shall be final. Provided that no order under sub-section (2) shall be passed without giving a reasonable opportunity of being heard to the parties in dispute. 4-A. Revision - The Collector may, at any time, on his own motion or on application make by any party interested for the purpose of satisfying himself as to legality or propriety of any order passed by or as to the regularity of any proceeding before the authorised officer, call for and examine record of any cause disposed of by or pending before such officer and may pass such order in reference thereto as he thinks fit: Provided that-
   • (i) no such application shall be entertained unless presented within thirty days from the date of the order;
   • (ii) no order shall be varied or reversed in revision unless notice has been served on the party interested and the opportunity given to him of being heard.