State Act
72-A
Section 72-A. Parties not to be represented by legal practitioners before the authorised officer
THE PUDUCHERRY LAND REFORMS (FIXATION OF CEILING ON LAND) ACT, 1973
Act no. 9 of 19741974In forcePuducherry (State Act)
+[72-A. Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force, no party to any proceeding under this Act shall be entitled to be represented by a legal practitioner before the authorised officer: Provided that the authorised officer may, in the interests of justice and for reasons to be recorded in writing, allow any such party to be represented by a legal practitioner at his own cost. Explanation. – For the purposes of this section, "legal practitioner" has the same meaning as in clause (1) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Advocates Act, 1961 (25 of 1961)].