Surrender by tenant. 14

1[15. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, or in any other law for the tenant. time being in force, no tenant shall at any time terminate the tenancy in respect of any land by surrendering his interest therein in favour of the landlord. (2) If a tenant intends to terminate tenancy in respect of any land by surrendering his interest therein, he shall intimate in writing to the landlord and to the Collector to that effect. On receipt of such intimation the Collector shall, after giving an opportunity to the landlord, the tenant and any other person interested in the land to be heard and after holding such inquiry as he deems fit, call upon the tenant to tender to the landlord, the rent in arrears within the period specified in the order and pass an order directing that the tenancy shall be terminated and that the land shall vest in the State Government free from all encumbrances as if, on termination of such tenancy, the State Government had acquired the land from the landlord, and such land shall be liable to be disposed of in the manner provided under clause (c) of sub-section (2) of section