Office Memorandum No. 3399/2025/HD of the Home Department, Government of Puducherry dated 26th October, 2025 on the holding of Government land on lease [C1N-HPQ]

No. 3399/2025/HD

GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

Home Department, Government of Puducherry

Puducherry, dated the 26th October, 2025

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: The holding of Government land on lease by lessees of Government 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 Home Department, Government of Puducherry on the manner in which the holding of Government land on lease by lessees of Government land is to be regulated under the Puducherry Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1973.

2. The matter has been examined. Every lessee of Government land carrying on the holding of Government land on lease shall make an application in Form 7 to the Collector within ninety days, accompanied by a fee of five hundred rupees.

3. It is, accordingly, clarified that a separate application shall be made in respect of each place at which the holding of Government land on lease is undertaken, and the Collector shall dispose of it within ninety days of its receipt.

4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this office memorandum may be brought to the notice of the Home Department, Government of Puducherry.

(Secretary to Government)