The Sreepadam Lands Enfranchisement Act, 1969
The Sreepadam Lands Enfranchisement Act, 1969
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This Act transfers ownership rights from the Sreepadam Palace to landholders who currently hold Sreepadam lands, effectively ending the Palace's feudal rights over these properties. It applies to specific lands in Kerala and grants the landholders full, heritable, and alienable ownership. The Government takes over certain leases and other lands previously held by the Palace, but compensates the Palace with a permanent annual payment and a lump sum for the loss of these rights. The law aims to regularize land ownership and provide financial compensation to the Palace for the transfer of these estates to private individuals and the state.
- 0. Preamble
- 1. Short title and commencement.
- 2. Definitions.
- 3. Extinguishment of the rights of Sreepadam Palace.
- 4. Landholders to be registered holders under Government.
- 5. Compensation to Sreepadam Palace.
- 6. Treatment of lands held on Kuthakapattom.
- 7. Treatment of tharissu.
- 8. Recovery of amounts due to Government.
- 9. Liability to pay basic tax.
- 10. Collection of arrears of rent.
- 11. Issue of pattas, etc., to landholders.
- 12. Appointment of officers to settle tax, etc.
- 13. Appeal.
- 14. Revision.
- 15. Finality of orders.
- 16. Indemnity.
- 17. Provisions in regard to liabilities of Sreepadam Palace.
- 18. Power to make rules.
- 19. Amendment of Act 13 of 1961.
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