Standing Order No. 1402/2024 of the General Administration Department, Government of Puducherry dated 26th May, 2024 on the cultivation of land as a sharecropper [C14-6KQ]

Standing Order No. 1402/2024

GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

General Administration Department, Government of Puducherry

Puducherry, dated the 26th May, 2024

STANDING ORDER

To

All Naib Tahsildars,

Subject: The cultivation of land as a sharecropper by sharecroppers under the Puducherry Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1973, regarding.

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Puducherry Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1973 (Puducherry Act 9 of 1973), the General Administration Department, Government of Puducherry hereby issues the following Standing Order for the guidance of all officers subordinate to it:

1. References have been received seeking clarification on the manner in which section 9 applies to the cultivation of land as a sharecropper by sharecroppers.

2. The matter has been examined. Every sharecropper carrying on the cultivation of land as a sharecropper shall make an application in Form 14 to the Collector within forty-five days, accompanied by a fee of ten rupees.

3. The Naib Tahsildar shall ensure that register of holdings is dealt with as directed above, and shall report compliance to the Collector within forty-five days.

4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this standing order may be brought to the notice of the General Administration Department, Government of Puducherry.

(Secretary to Government)