Surplus area for resettlement of ejected tenants

A.

1. (a) The [Central Government] offices empowered by it in this behalf, shall be competent to utilize any surplus area for the resettlement of tenant ejected, or to be ejected, under clause (i) of sub-section (1) of section 9.
2. (b) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force [and save in the case of land acquired by the [Central Government] under any law for the time being in force or by an heir by inheritance] no transfer or other disposition of land which is comprised in surplus area at the commencement of this Act, shall affect the utilization thereof in clause (a). Explanation.—Such utilization of any surplus area will not affect the right of the landowner to receive rent from the tenant so settled. [(c) For the purposes of determining the surplus area in respect of any person under this section, any judgment decree or order of a court or other authority, obtained after the commencement of this Act and having the effect of diminishing the area of such person which could have been declared as his surplus area shall be ignored].