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The Tamil Nadu Agricultural Lands Record of Tenancy Rights Act, 1969

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The Tamil Nadu Agricultural Lands Record of Tenancy Rights Act, 1969 establishes a system for preparing, updating, and maintaining official records of agricultural tenancy rights throughout Tamil Nadu. It applies to landowners, cultivating tenants, sub-tenants, and intermediaries, while exempting land owned by government bodies. Revenue officers register details of agricultural holdings and the individuals cultivating them, aided by local advisory committees. The law grants recorded entries a presumption of correctness and provides procedures to resolve disputes and update records upon changes in tenancy. By creating an official, transparent record of tenancy rights, the law protects tenant farmers against unfair eviction and secures their land tenure.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Preparation of record of tenancy rights
  4. 4. Inclusion of lands in the approved record of tenancy rights
  5. 4-A. Power of record officer to take suo motu action
  6. 5. Modification of entries in the approved record of tenancy rights
  7. 5-A. Constitution of Advisory Committee
  8. 6. Appeal
  9. 7. Revision
  10. 8. Amendment of approved record of tenancy rights to give effect to the orders under section 6 or section 7
  11. 9. Obligation to furnish information
  12. 10. Power to take evidence on oath, etc.
  13. 11. Penalty for failure to furnish information
  14. 12. Penalty for furnishing false information
  15. 13. Cognizance of offences
  16. 14. Certified copy of record to be annexed to application in certain cases
  17. 15. Presumption of correctness of entries in the approved record of tenancy rights
  18. 16. Inspection and copies
  19. 16-A. Bar of jurisdiction of civil courts
  20. 17. Indemnity
  21. 18. Power to make rules
  22. 19. Exemption

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