Gujarat Agricultural Lands Ceiling Act, 1960
(1) If the land to be allotted to a co-operative farming society under section 20 does not form a compact block due to some intervening land being held by a person who is not a member of the society and it appears to the Collector that in the interest of efficient cultivation, the land to be allotted to the society should from a compact block, he may serve a notice on the person and the society calling upon them, if willing, to take steps and admit the person to membership of the society within the period specified in the notice. (2) If the person is unwilling and the society is willing or the person fails to comply with the notice under sub-section (1), the Collector, with the previous approval of the State Government, may make a declaration that is necessary to acquire the land held by the person for the formation of a compact block of land for the co-operative farming society. (ii) co-operative farming society, where it is— (a) a co-operative joint farming society, the members of which are agricultural labourers, landless persons or small holders or a combination of such persons; (b) a co-operative farming society, the members of which are agricultural labourers, landless persons or small holders or a combination of such persons; (iii) agricultural labourers and landless persons; (iv) small holders: Provided that the extent of land to be allotted to a co-operative farming society referred to in clause (ii) together with the land held as owner or tenant individually by the members thereof shall not exceed on area equal to the ceiling area multi-plied by the number of members thereof: Provided further that the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, give, in relation to such local areas as it may specify, such priority in the above orders as it thinks fit to any class of persons who, by reason of the acquisition of their land for any development project approved for the purpose by the State Government, have been displaced, and require to be re-settled.