Haryana Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1972
POWER TO SEPARATE SHARES OF LANDOWNERS.--(1) Where a landowner owns land jointly with other landowners and his share of such land or part thereof has been, or is to be, declared as surplus area, the officer competent to declare such area, or where such area has been declared, the officer competent to utilize it, may on his own motion, after summary enquiry and affording to the persons interested in such land an opportunity of being heard, separate his share of such land or part there0f in the land owned by him jointly with other landowners. (2) Where, after the declaration of surplus area of any person and before the utilisation thereof, his land has been subjected to the process of consolidation, the officers referred to in sub- section (1) shall be competent to separatre the surplus area of such persons out of the area .of land obtained by him after consolidation.