Office Memorandum No. 516/2016/ITD of the Information Technology Department, Government of Puducherry dated 9th October, 2016 on the possession of land [C17-ABF]
As at 6 September 2026. In force. No commencement recorded.
No. 516/2016/ITD
GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY
Information Technology Department, Government of Puducherry
Puducherry, dated the 9th October, 2016
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: The possession of land by persons in possession of land under the Puducherry Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1973, regarding.
1. The undersigned is directed to say that references have been received in the Information Technology Department, Government of Puducherry on the manner in which the possession of land by persons in possession of land is to be regulated under the Puducherry Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1973.
2. The matter has been examined. Every person in possession of land carrying on the possession of land shall make an application in Form 8 to the Settlement Officer within one hundred and twenty days, accompanied by a fee of one hundred rupees.
3. It is, accordingly, clarified that a separate application shall be made in respect of each place at which the possession of land is undertaken, and the Settlement Officer shall dispose of it within one hundred and twenty days of its receipt.
4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this office memorandum may be brought to the notice of the Information Technology Department, Government of Puducherry.
(Secretary to Government)
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