Bare Act
The Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1961
Civil196184 sections4 chapters
This law sets a maximum limit on the amount of land an individual or family can own in Tamil Nadu. It aims to redistribute surplus land to landless farmers and reduce inequality by ensuring large landholdings do not exceed a specific "ceiling" area. The Act applies to landowners and cultivators, though it excludes religious institutions and public trusts. It requires these entities to seek government permission if they want to acquire or hold land beyond the allowed limit, primarily to support agricultural development and social equity in the state.
Chapter IV CONSTITUTION AND FUNCTIONS OF THE LAND BOARD. →
- 27Decision of the Land Board in respect of land to be
- 28Matters to be considered by the Land Board when granting
- 29Cancellation of permission granted under section 27.-
- 30Any owner of plantation in existence '[on the date
- 31On receipt of a c~py I( of the return, additional parti-
- 34The decision of the Land Board granting or Decision ot
- 35Mbetings of
- 36The Land Board may, either of its own motion
- 37No act of the Land Board shall be deemed to be
- 38Congtitutwu ,of; $lie Sugar Factory Board.-41 1 , The Gpvern-
- 39$&ct'~ofts of 'the Sugar Factory &bd.--~he Sugar Factory
- 41Matters to be considered by the Sugar Factor; Board when
- 42Application by any existing or new sugar factory for future
- 43Decisioa of the Sugar Factory Board in respect of lund to be
- 44Matters to be considered by the Sugar Factory Board when
- 45Cancel1ati'on;bf permission.-41) If it appeaytf
- 46Decision to bf finnl in certain ctlses.
- 481'0 wer of Sugar Factory Board a~zcl Sirgur
- 49Act of Sugar Factory Board not ro be
- 51(1) Whae any surplus land acquired under the provi- Claims of
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Chapter VII Chapter VII →
- 56(1) Every land in the transferred territory or part surv,y of
- 57Act VIII sf 1923), shall be borile by the Government.
- 58Appoi~ltment and [functions oS ,Slefllemeat Qfficers. s ,.
- 59(Omitted).
- 60. Definition of cultivating tenaqt's ceiling 'a&;
- 61I* , EL~A this Chapter.
- 62On the basis of the return furnished under sub-section Authoriz~d
- 63Liabil i ty d
- 64Authorized officer to distribute possession of land. . ; . i r i 7'
- 65Authorized officer empowered to summarily dispossess parsons in certain
- 67No claim of any person to any arrear of rent or
- 69Furnishing of return on acquisition by lease of any land in excess of cultivat-
- 70For the removal of do~i,li~s, it is hereby declared
- 71The provisions of the YTarnil
- 72Proviaions of" ,. i tihis. >, :&.In. Chapter to oTerride -&the; Dl ,,I provi$ons., f 4, ,
- 75Grcrzing land to be taken irtto nccolrnt for ceifing ciren ill
- 76Constitution of Land Tribunsls.
- 80The p~ovisions of section 4 and of sub-section:
Chapter XI APPEALS AND REVISION. →
- 82The Land Co~nrnissivner may call for and exami~le Revision by
- 83J r.
- 84The Hign Court, the Land Tribunal or the Land Puwer to
- 87Penalty for furnishing false roturn or informatioo.
- 89Penalty for acquisition by k%& Or poSSbSSOry mortmp in #XWB of the
- 90If any parson wilfully contravenes my kwfd order mnalty for
- 92Offences by CO~X~P&~. *, -
- 93~og~~iol~an~ of an4
- 94THIS ACT.
- 95Conversion of one kind of land into another not to affect ceiling area in csrtaia
- 97The Government may appoint any *member of the
- 98The Government may issi~e such orders a~~d
- 99(1) On thf: application of any of the parties or of
- 100The au?horizeG ofl~er, [the Land Cammis-
- 102Authorized
- 103The costs of, and incidental to, all proceidings
- 104The authgrized officer or any person acting mder Pmct to
- 108The court-fee payable in respect of-
- 110P~iver r o
- 112Rules to be placed before the Legislature.
- 157Murukkalmtham
- 181Jarugumalaj.
- 182.4runuttumalai.
- 185kladipatti.
- 187Si t.klv~lampatti.
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