"54 A. (1) Without prejudice to any provision in any other law for the time being in force relating to restoration of possession, whenever a tenant or under-tenant referred to in Section 20 of this Act is ejected or caused to be ejected from his holding except in execution of a decree for ejectment passed by a competent Civil Court or whenever the cultivation of land by a tenant or under-tenant is terminated or caused to be terminated by the landlord or by anybody else, then the tenant or under-tenant concerned may apply to the Revenue Officer having jurisdiction in the area within 90 days of such ejectment or termination, as the case may be, or in case where such ejectment or termination has taken place after the coming into force of the Assam (Temporarily Settled Areas) Tenancy Act, 1971, but before the coming into force of of the Assam Temporarily Settled Areas) Tenancy (Amendment) Act, 1974, within 90 days from the date of coming into force of the Assam (Temporarily Settled Areas) Tenancy (Amendment) Act, 1974, for restoration of possession and the Revenue Officer may, after such enquiry as he may find it necessary and after issuing notice to the landlord or the person preventing the cultivation of land by the tenant or under-tenant, order or direct that the tenant or under-tenant be restored to the possession of the land.
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"act_title": "THE ASSAM (TEMPORARILY SETTLED AREAS) TENANCY (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1974",
"act_slug": "assam-temporarily-settled-areas-tenancy-amendment-act-1974",
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"section": {
"number": "54A",
"title": "Section 54A(1)",
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"content": "\"54 A. (1) Without prejudice to any provision in any other law for the time being in force relating to restoration of possession, whenever a tenant or under-tenant referred to in Section 20 of this Act is ejected or caused to be ejected from his holding except in execution of a decree for ejectment passed by a competent Civil Court or whenever the cultivation of land by a tenant or under-tenant is terminated or caused to be terminated by the landlord or by anybody else, then the tenant or under-tenant concerned may apply to the Revenue Officer having jurisdiction in the area within 90 days of such ejectment or termination, as the case may be, or in case where such ejectment or termination has taken place after the coming into force of the Assam (Temporarily Settled Areas) Tenancy Act, 1971, but before the coming into force of of the Assam Temporarily Settled Areas) Tenancy (Amendment) Act, 1974, within 90 days from the date of coming into force of the Assam (Temporarily Settled Areas) Tenancy (Amendment) Act, 1974, for restoration of possession and the Revenue Officer may, after such enquiry as he may find it necessary and after issuing notice to the landlord or the person preventing the cultivation of land by the tenant or under-tenant, order or direct that the tenant or under-tenant be restored to the possession of the land.",
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},
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