Vidhi Codex

Bare Act

The Tamil Nadu Land Encroachment Act, 1905

General190524 sections

This Act applies to the whole of Tamil Nadu and declares public roads, water bodies, and certain lands as government property. It regulates the unauthorized occupation of these lands by individuals or entities. The law mandates that encroachers must pay financial assessments based on the value of the land and may face additional penalties. It also clarifies that decisions regarding these assessments are final and cannot be challenged in civil courts. Essentially, the Act protects government land rights and ensures revenue is collected from those who occupy public spaces without permission.

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  1. 1. Short title and extent
  2. 1A. Definition
  3. 2. Right of property in public roads, etc., waters and lands
  4. 3. Levy of assessment on lands unauthorizedly occupied
  5. 3A. Levy of assessment on lands unauthorizedly occupied in the transferred territory
  6. 4. Conclusiveness of decision as to amount of assessment.
  7. 5. Liability of person unauthorizedly occupying land to penalty after notice.
  8. 5-A. Liability of unauthorizedly occupying land to penalty after notice in transferred territory.
  9. 5-B. Notice before proceeding under section 5 or section 5-A.
  10. 6. Liability of person unauthorizedly occupying land to summary eviction, forfeiture of crop, etc.
  11. 7. Prior notice to person in occupation.
  12. 8. Power to make rules
  13. 9. The amount of assessment or penalty levied under this Act on any person unauthorizedly occupying any land shall be
  14. 10. Appeal
  15. 10-A. Revision
  16. 10-B. Stay pending decision in appeal or revision
  17. 11. Limitation for appeal and revision
  18. 12. Accompanying petition of appeal or application for revision
  19. 13. Saving of operations of other laws in force
  20. 14. Saving of suits by persons aggrieved by proceedings under Act
  21. 15. Validation of levy of penal assessment prior to the passing of Act and saving of pending suits
  22. 16. Saving of lands claimed by right of escheat or reversion
  23. 16-A. Certain persons deemed to be unauthorized occupants of land
  24. Schedule. FORM OF WARRANT TO BE ISSUED UNDER SECTION 6

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