The Kerala Grants and Leases (Modification of Rights) Act, 1980
The Kerala Grants and Leases (Modification of Rights) Act, 1980
This legislation applies to individuals holding agricultural land grants or leases originally issued by the former Travancore or Cochin states in Kerala. It regulates timber harvesting rights and land fees by overriding historical terms, forcing leaseholders to pay modern market rates for timber they cut and allowing the local collector to revise rent payments. This law matters because it updates outdated, historical concessions to ensure the state government receives fair revenue for public resource extraction, preventing holders from exploiting legacy exemptions. Crucially, the act prohibits any compensation for these modified rights and blocks civil court challenges.
- 0. Preamble
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
- 2. Definitions.
- 3. Grants and leases to which Act applies.
- 4. Grantees and lessees to pay current seigniorage rates.
- 5. Power of Collector to revise assessment or rent.
- 6. Appeal.
- 7. No compensation to be payable for modification of rights.
- 8. Powers of Collector.
- 9. Bar of suits.
- 10. Indemnity.
- 11. Power to remove difficulties.
- 12. Power to make rules.
- 13. Repeal and saving.
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