(1) If, at the commencement of this Act, the proprietor of a village or a part thereof or a specific area therein, was cultivating any land as khudkasht, he may, within six months of such commencement, apply to the sub-divisional officer for demarcation of such khudkasht a niji jot. (2) With his application, the applicant shall file a list, giving the area and survey number or other description of the khudkasht to be so demarcated and such other particulars as may be prescribed.

(1) If, at the commencement of this Act, the proprietor of a village or a part thereof or a specific area therein, was cultivating any land as khudkasht, he may, within six months of such commencement, apply to the sub-divisional officer for demarcation of such khudkasht a niji jot. (2) With his application, the applicant shall file a list, giving the area and survey number or other description of the khudkasht to be so demarcated and such other particulars as may be prescribed.