Power of Collector to restore land to landlord in certain cases.

1[19. Power of Collector to restore land to landlord in certain cases.- Where during an enquiry into holding of any person, or as the case may be, family unit under this Chapter, it appears that-

1. (a) the whole or any part of the surplus land, delimited under the foregoing provisions, is held by that person or family unit or is deemed to be held by that person or family unit from a landlord; and
2. (b) the landlord has a right of resumption for personal cultivation in respect of that land (or part thereof) under the relevant tenancy law applicable to such land, the Collector shall (unless that right is subject to proceedings instituted before the 26th day of September 1970 before any court, tribunal or other authority and pending at the time of such inquiry), notwithstanding anything contained in that tenancy law (but without prejudice to any right to resume land which is not delimited as surplus land), restore possession to the landlord of so much only of the surplus land, as he is entitled to resume, and which together with any other land held by him, or as the case may be, the family unit shall not exceed the ceiling area under this Act. The balance, if any, shall be declared as surplus land.]