Bare Act
The Sthanam Properties (Assumption of Temporary Management and Control) and Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 1958
Civil195827 sections
This law governs the inheritance of property for Mappilla Marumakkathayam families, specifically the "sthanamdar" and their assets. It overrides previous customs and laws to ensure that when a family member dies, their property is divided equally among all living family members and heirs as their own separate property. The government can take temporary control of these assets to protect them until the division is complete, provided enough family members request it. A district official then manages the property on behalf of the government to ensure the assets are preserved and eventually distributed fairly among the rightful heirs.
- 1. Short title and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Devolution of property on the death of the Mappilla sthanamdar
- 4. Competency of Government to assume management in certain cases
- 5. Government to assume management after enquiry
- 6. Collector entitled to assume and enter upon properties
- 7. Collector to take possession
- 8. Collector to use force when necessary
- 9. Collector to do everything for the due administration
- 10. Collector to receive payment
- 11. Accounts and registers
- 12. Collector to be impleaded
- 13. Revenue Recovery Act to apply
- 14. Withdrawal from management
- 15. Control and supervision of management of certain sthanams
- 16. Detailed Enquire
- 17. Courts not to grant injunctions
- 18. Appeal to High Court
- 19. Collector entitled to call for accounts etc
- 20. Registers etc., to be kept in prescribed manner
- 21. Transactions without sanction of Collector void
- 22. Expenditure charge on sthanam
- 23. Protection of officers
- 24. Supervision, control and review
- 25. Power to make rules
- 26. Bar of limitation
- 27. Amendment of Hindu Succession Act, 1956
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