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Utilisation of surplus area

Utilisation of surplus area, the s. empowers the State Government or its authorised officer to 'utilise' any 'surplus area' for the resettlement of tenants, the Act does not define what is meant by an order of utilisation under the s. A clue to what is actually meant by that expression, is however to be found clause (b) s. 10A which provides as follows: 10-A(b). Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force and save in the case of land acquired by the State Government under any law for the time being in force or an heir by inheritance no transfer or other disposition of land which is comprised in surplus area at the commencement of this Act, shall affect the utilisation thereof in clause (a), Financial Commissioner v. Kala Devi, AIR 1980 SC 309 (310): (1980) 1 SCC 77: (1980) 1 SCR 1120. [Punjab Security of Land Tenures Act (10 of 1953), s. 10A and s. 10B]...