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The Payment of Rajabhogam to Thekkemadom Swamiyar Mathapram (Abolition) Act, 1980

The Payment of Rajabhogam to Thekkemadom Swamiyar Mathapram (Abolition) Act, 1980

General19807 sections

This Act abolishes the obligation for landholders in a specific village in Kerala to pay a traditional tax known as Rajabhogam to the Thekkemadom Swamiyar Mathapram. It extinguishes the Mathapram's right to receive this payment and removes the landholders' liability to pay it. The law does not provide any compensation to the Mathapram for the loss of this income. However, it allows the Mathapram to recover any unpaid debts that had already accumulated before the law came into effect. The measure was taken in the public interest to end this specific levy.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short title and commencement.
  3. 2. Definitions.
  4. 3. Abolition of Rajabhogam.
  5. 4. No compensation to be payable.
  6. 5. Arrears of Rajabhogam.
  7. 6. Power to make rules.

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