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Bare Act

The Kanam Tenancy Abolition Act, 1976

Civil197632 sections

This law abolishes the traditional kanam tenancy system in the Cochin area of Kerala, ending the obligation of tenants to pay rent to landlords. It applies specifically to the Cochin region and aims to free tenants from feudal obligations. To compensate landlords for the loss of this income, the government pays them a specific amount based on their previous rent, either in cash or government bonds, while exempting religious institutions from this payment.

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  1. 1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement.-
  2. 2. 2. Definitions._
  3. 3. 3. Jenmikaram to be abolished.-
  4. 4. 4. Amount payable for extinguishment of right to receive jenmikaram.-
  5. 5. 5. Mode of payment of amount due under section 4 (1).
  6. 6. 6. Interim payment.-
  7. 7. 7. Proceedings relating to assessment and payment of amounts to lie before the Settlement Officer.-
  8. 8. 8. Jenmikaram register presumed to describe correctly the right, title and interest of the jenmi and kanam tenant.-
  9. 9. 9. Rolls to be prepared by the Settlement Officer.-
  10. 10. 10. Publication of draft roll.-
  11. 11. 11 .Orders of Settlement Officer to be deemed to be decrees of civil court.-
  12. 12. 12. Corrections to the final rolls.-
  13. 13. 13. Payment of amount or annuity.-
  14. 14. 14. Payment of amount or annuity to be full discharge of the liability to pay jenmikaram.-
  15. 15. 15. Collection of arrears.-
  16. 15A. 15A. Restoration of possession of certain holdings sold for arrears of jenmikaram.-
  17. 16. 16. Kanam tenant liable to pay compensation.-
  18. 17. 17. Compensation recoverable in sixteen instalments.-
  19. 18. 18. Payment of compensation to the nearest Treasury.-
  20. 19. 19. Condonation of default.-
  21. 20. 20. Obligation of transferor and transferee to give notice of transfer.-
  22. 21. 21. Kanam tenants' liability to pay compensation in case of division of holding.-
  23. 22. 22. Compensation recoverable under the Revenue Recovery Act.-
  24. 23. 23. Settlement Officers.-
  25. 24. 24. Powers of Settlement Officer.-
  26. 25. 25. Protection of action taken under the Act.-
  27. 26. 26. Bar of jurisdiction of civil courts.-
  28. 27. 27. Rates of commutation.-
  29. 28. 28. Power to remove difficulties.-
  30. 29. 29.Power to make rules.-
  31. 30. 30 Amendments to Act 1 of 1964.-
  32. 31. 31. Repeal and saving.-

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