State Act

THE PUDUCHERRY LAND REFORMS (FIXATION OF CEILING ON LAND) ACT, 1973

42. Except as otherwise provided in sub-sections (2) and (3) of section 4 and in section 5, nothing contained in this Act shall apply to – (i) any land held by the Central Government or any State Government or any local authority. (ii) any land held by – (a) any charitable or educational institution of public nature; (b) any religious institution; (c) any public trust, or religious trust of a public nature, existing on the appointed day; (d) any agricultural university constituted by any law; (iii) any land in respect of which the Government has granted permission to any industrial or commercial undertaking under section 23 and such permission continues to be in force; Provided that the land referred in clause (iii) shall be exempt only so long as the conditions, if any, specified by the Government under the said section are complied with.