Right to possession of new holdings

(1) Upon the confirmation of the scheme under sub-section (1) or (3) of section 21, a notification stating that the scheme has been confirmed shall be published in the Official Gazette, and the scheme as confirmed shall be published in the prescribed manner in the village or villages concerned. If two-thirds or more of the owners affected by such scheme agree to enter into possession of the holdings allotted to them thereunder, the Consolidation Officer may allow all the owners to enter into such possession forthwith or from such date as may be specified by him. (2) If two-thirds or more of such owners do not agree to enter into possession under sub-section (1), all the owners shall be entitled to possession of the holdings allotted to them under the scheme from the commencement of the agricultural year next following the date of publication of the notification in the Official Gazette under sub-section (1). (3) In enforcing the provisions of sub-section (1) or (2), the Consolidation Officer shall, if necessary put the owners in possession of the holdings to which they are entitled under the scheme and for doing so may, in the prescribed manner, evict any person from any land. (4) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (2) no owner shall be entitled to possession of any holding allotted to him under the scheme unless he deposits in the prescribed manner within sixty days of the commencement of the said agricultural year such compensation as is recoverable from him under the scheme. (5) Where an owner fails to comply with the provisions of sub-section (3), his right in such holding may be allotted in the prescribed manner by the Consolidation Officer to any other person who pays the value of the holding, and in such case the value realised after deducting the expense (hereinafter called the net value) shall be paid to the owner and any other person having an interest in the holding. (6) If no person is forthcoming to pay the value of the holding, the Government may recover from the owner the compensation recoverable from him under the scheme as an arrear of land revenue or the Government may itself purchase the holding after paying the net value of the holding to the owner and any other person having interest in the holding.