Amendment of section 132

In section 132 of the Principal Act, after sub-section (6), the following sub-section shall be inserted namely: “(7) If a landowner sells his land in contravention of sub—section (1), the tenant, within two months from the date of his knowlege of such sale, may apply in writing to the competent authority expressing his intention to purchase the land at the price received by the landowner or at the reasonable price determined under sub—section (2). The competent authority, after giving opportunity of being heard to the landowner, the purchaser and to any other person interested in the land, and if satisfied that the sale has been made in contravention of sub—section (1), may ask the tenant to deposit the amount of the price actually paid or the reasonable price, whichever is less, within such period as may be prescribed, and upon deposit of such amount by the tenant, the competent authority shall pass an order allowing the application of preamption and thereupon the provision of sections (4) to (6) shall be applicable mutatis mutandis.”.