Section 3A. Conferment of tenurial rights on certain occupants.

1[3-A. (1) Where any person is in occupation of any land, situate in a Scheduled village, on October 15, 1976 as well as on the date of commencement of this section, and such land is a land to which the provisions of section 132 of the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 - (a) apply such person shall, with effect from the date of such commencement become and be deemed to have become an asami holding land on behalf of the Gaon Sabha concerned ; (b) do not apply, such person shall, with effect from the date of such commencement, become and be deemed to have become bhumidhar with transferable rights in respect of such land. (2) The provisions of this section shall have effect, anything to the contrary contained in any law for the time being in force notwithstanding. ]