State Act

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Section 87. Right of kudikidappukaran to maintain, repair, etc., homestead or hut

THE MAHE LAND REFORMS ACT, 1968

Act no. 1 of 19681968In forcePuducherry (State Act)

87. The kudikidappukaran shall have the right to maintain, repair and reconstruct with the same or different materials, but *[without increasing by more than fifty per cent of the plinth area, as existing at the commencement of the Mahe Land Reforms (Amendment) Act, 1980,] the hut belonging to the person who permitted occupation by the kudikidappukaran, or the homestead at his own cost. *[ Explanation. – In this section and in section 87A “homestead” includes a dwelling house occupied by a person who is deemed to be a kudikidappukaran under Explanation II to clause (24) of section 2.]