Persons occupying kudiyiruppu not to be evicted

(1) Save as otherwise provided in this Act, no person occupying any kudiyiruppu shall be evicted from such kudiyiruppu. (2) Save as otherwise provided in this Act, any person occupying any kudiyiruppu shall be entitled to continue to occupy the kudiyiruppu on terms and conditions not less favourable than those applicable to him on the date on which he occupied such kudiyiruppu. (3) Sub-sections (1) and (2) shall not apply to any person occupying any kudiyiruppu- (a) if he has done any act or has been guilty of any negligence which is destructive of, or injurious to, the property belonging to the owner of the kudiyiruppu ; or (b) if he has wilfully denied the title of the owner of the kudiyiruppu. Explanation.-A denial of the owner's title under a bona fide mistake of fact is not wilful within the meaning of this clause. (4) In computing the period of limitation prescribed for an application for the execution of a decree or order for the eviction of a person occupying any kudiyiruppu, the time during which he was protected by sub-section (1) from eviction shall be excluded. Explanation.-A decree or order shall be deemed to be a decree or order for the eviction of a person occupying any kudiyiruppu notwithstanding that any other relief is also granted by such decree or order.