Ceiling onf '&n'd)

(1) Within thirty days from the notified date, every person, who on the date of the commencement of this Act, held or is deemed to have held, land in excess of the ceiling area shall, in respect of all land held or deemed to have been held by such person on such date, furnish to the authorized officer within whose jurisdiction the holding of such person or the major part thereof, is situated, a return containing the following particulars, namely:-- (i) particulars of all the land; (ii) particulars of the members of the family and of the stridhana land held by each female member of the family; (iii) particulars of any interest either in the land held by a trust or in the income from such land reserved in his favour or in favour of any member of his family; (iv) [Omitted by Tamil Nadu Act 39 of 1972]; (v) particulars of land-- (a) interspersed among plantations, or (b) contiguous to any plantation, in existence on the date of the commencement of this Act in any area and which land such person desires to hold for extension, or ancillary purposes, of the plantation; (vi) particulars of the encumbrances, if any, over the land together with the name and address of the creditor; (vii) particulars of any pending litigation respecting the land or part thereof; (viii) particulars of the land which such person desires to retain within the ceiling area and the land which he desires to be declared as surplus land; (ix) particulars of the land held by tenant, if any, and the name and address of such tenant; and (x) [Omitted by Tamil Nadu Act 41 of 1971]; (xi) such other particulars as may be prescribed. Explanation I. -In the case of a member of the Armed Forces, the reference to ninety days shall be deemed to be a reference to one year. Explanation II.-Where land is held or deemed to be held by- (a) an individual, the return shall be furnished by him or any person authorized by him in writing in this behalf; (b) a person who is a minor, lunatic, idiot, or is subject to a like disability, the return shall be furnished by the guardian, manager or other person in charge of such person or of the property of such person; (c) a company or other corporate body, the return shall be furnished by any person competent to act for such company or body in this behalf. Explanation III. -Where land is held or deemed to be held by a family, the return shall be furnished by the person in management of such family or of the property of such family and the return so furnished shall be binding on the other members of the family: Provided that the authorized officer shall give to the other members of the family a reasonable opportunity of making their representations and of adducing evidence, if any, in respect of such return and shall consider such representation and evidence before the preparation of the draft statement under sub-section (1) of section 10.