Section 119. Restoration of possession of land to under-raiyat

119. Restoration of possession of land to under-raiyat.— Where a person who has taken possession of any land by evicting an under-raiyat therefrom on the ground that the land had been reserved for personal cultivation by him, fails to cultivate such land personally within one year from the date on which he took possession thereof or ceases to cultivate such land personally in any year during a period of four years next following, the under-raiyat shall be entitled to be restored to possession of the land from which he was evicted. Explanation . — For the purpose of this section, land shall not be deemed to be under the personal cultivation of a person (not being a person under disability) unless such person or a member of his family engages himself in the principal agricultural operations. 120. Certain lands to be non-resumable land of under-raiyat.— If a raiyat fails to — (a) apply for reservation of any land within the period prescribed in section 100, and the land is not deemed to have been reserved under section 103, or (b) file a suit or application for the eviction of the under-raiyat from any land reserved under section 101 within the period prescribed in sub-section (3) of section 118, or (c) cultivate or ceases to cultivate the land and the under-raiyat is restored to possession of the land under section 119, the competent authority may suo motu and shall, on application, after making such inquiry as may be prescribed, declare the land to be the non-resumable land of the under-raiyat.