Bare Act
The Kerala Cultivators and Tenants (Temporary Protection) Act, 1970
The Kerala Cultivators and Tenants Temporary Protection Act of 1970 protected agricultural tenants and occupiers across Kerala from losing their land. It applies to individuals occupying land under disputed tenancy claims, especially in Malabar, and those sued for rent arrears dating before May 1968. The act regulates property disputes by freezing all ongoing lawsuits, appeals, and eviction actions regarding land possession and unpaid rent. This matters because it shielded vulnerable farmers from immediate eviction and financial ruin, granting temporary safety while the state government established permanent, statewide land reforms to secure their rights and prevent unfair landlord exploitation in court.
- 0. Preamble
- 1. Published in the Gazette Extraordinary No.388, dated 2nd December 1970
- 2. Interpretation
- 3. Stay of suits and other proceedings for determination of rights in respect of lands occupied by certain classes of persons
- 4. Stay of suits, applications, etc., for arrears of rent.-
- 5. Stay of certain applications
- 6. Limitation
- 7. Exemption
- 8. Repeal and saving. (1) The Kerala Stay of Recovery of Arrears of Rent Ordinance,
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