The Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1961

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(1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Amendment Act, 1981. (2) (a) The provisions of this Act, except clause (a) of section 2, shall be deemed to have come into force on the 30th June 1981. (b) Clause (a) of section 2 shall be deemed to have come into force on the 15th January 1972.

(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-sections (2) and (3) and of section 6, nothing contained in this Act shall apply to lands held, (i) by any religious institution, or (ii) by any religious trust of a public nature, which is in existence on the date of the commencement of this Act. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) no such religious institution or religious trust of a public nature as is referred to in sub-section (1) shall acquire by any means whatsoever any land after the date of the commencement of this Act. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, for purposes of this section-(a) where a public trust in existence on the date of the commencement of this Act, has been created both for a public purpose of a religious nature and for any other public purpose ; or (b) where the income from a public trust in existence on the date of the commencement of this Act is appropriated both for a public purpose of a religious nature and for any other public purpose, such public trust shall be deemed to be a religious trust of a public nature.

In section 37-B of the principal Act, for sub-section (1) excluding the Explanation thereunder, the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, but subject to the provisions of section 73,— (a) if any public trust created before the 1st March 1972 desires to acquire any land in excess of the ceiling area or desires to hold land acquired in excess of the ceiling area; and (b) if any public trust created after the 1st March 1972 desires to acquire any land or desires to hold land acquired, for the purpose of,— (i) establishing any educational institution or hospital; or (ii) expanding any existing educational institution or hospital by way of addition to, alteration of, or improvement to, any educational institution or hospital, it shall make an application to the Government, for permission to acquire such land or for permission to hold such acquired land, as the case may be. Every such application shall be in writing and shall contain such particulars as may be prescribed: Provided that an application for permission to hold such acquired land shall be made within such period as may be prescribed.".

(1) (a) Subject to the provisions of sub-sections (3-A), (3-B) and (3-C) and of Chapter VIII, the ceiling area in the case of every person (other than the inbtitutions referred to in clauses (c) and (d) and subject to the provisions of sub-sections (3-A), (3-B), (3-C), (4) and (5) and of Chapter VIII, the ceiling area in the case of every family consisting of not more than five members shall be 15 standard acres. (b) The ceiling area in the case of every family consisting of more than five members shall, subject to the provisions of sub-sections (3-A), (3-B), (3-C), (4) and (5) and of Chapter VIII, be 15 standard acres together with an additional 5 standard acres for every member of the family in excess of five. (c) (i) The ceiling area in the case of the institutions mentioned in column (1) of the Table below and in existence on the date of the commencement of this Act, shall be the extent specified in the corresponding entry in column (2) thereof: Provided that such extent was held by such institution on the date of the commencement of this Act. The Table. (1) (2) (1) Any College affiliated to or recognised by any University under any law or rule relating to education. 40 (Forty) standard acres. (2) Any High School or equivalent school recognised by the Government or University under any law or rule relating to education. 20 (Twenty) standard acres. (3) Any Elementary School or Higher Elementary School or other equivalent institution recognised by the Government under any law or rule relating to education. 10 (Ten) standard acres. (4) Any Students' Hostel 25 (Twenty-five) standard acres. (5) Any Polytechnic Institution. 25 (Twenty-five) standard acres. (6) Any Agricultural School. 25 (Twenty-five) standard acres. (7) Any Orphanage. 25 (Twenty-five) standard acres. (ii) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-clause (i), no such institution as is referred to in that sub-clause and- (a) holding land, on the date of the commencement of this Act, less than the extent specified in the corresponding entry in column (2) of the Table under sub-clause (i), shall acquire by any means whatsoever, after that date, any land in excess of the extent so held; and (b) holding no land at all on the date of the commencement of this Act, shall acquire by any means whatsoever, after that date, any land. Explanation.-In calculating the extent of land held on the date of the commencement of this Act, by any of the institutions mentioned above, the extent of land held by such institution and the extent of land apportioned under sub-section (3-B) shall be taken into account. (4) (i) The ceiling area in the case of a public trust of a charitable nature in existence on the date of commencement of this Act (other than such trusts of which the institutions referred to in clause (c) (i) are beneficiaries) shall be 5 (five) standard acres: Provided that such extent of land is held by such trust on the date of the commencement of this Act. (ii) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-clause (i), no such public trust of a charitable nature as is referred to in sub-clause (i) and- (A) holding land on the date of the commencement of this Act less than five standard acres shall acquire by any means whatsoever, after that date, any land in excess of the extent so held; and (B) holding no land at all on the date of the commencement of this Act, shall acquire by any means whatsoever, after that date, any land. (5) (a) In calculating the extent of land held by a person, the share of such person in the land held by an undivided Hindu family, a Marumakkattayam tarward, an Aliyasanthana family or a Nambudiri Illom shall be taken into account. (b) In calculating the extent of land held by a family or by an individual person, the share of the family or of the individual person in the land held by a firm, society or association of individuals (whether incorporated or not) or by a company (other than a non-agricultural company) shall be taken into account. Explanation.-For the purposes of this section- (a) the share of a member of a family or of an individual person in the land held by an undivided Hindu family, a Marumakkattayam tarward, an Aliyasanthana family or a Nambudiri Illom, and (b) the share of a family or of an individual person in the land held by a firm, society or association of individuals (whether incorporated or not), or by a company (other than a non-agricultural company), shall be deemed to be the extent of land- (i) which, in case such share is held on the date of the commencement of this Act, would have been allotted to such member, person or family had such land been partitioned or divided, as the case may be, on such date, or (ii) which, in case such share is acquired in any manner whatsoever after the date of the commencement of this Act, would be allotted to such member, person or family if a partition or division were to take place on the date of the preparation of the draft statement under sub-section (1) of section 10. (3-A) (i) For the purposes of this Act, the land owned by a private trust shall be deemed to be land owned by the beneficiaries under the private trust and each such beneficiary shall be deemed to be the owner of the land to the extent of the share of his beneficial interest in the said trust; (ii) In calculating the extent of land held by such beneficiary for the purpose of this Act, such extent of the share of the land as is mentioned in clause (i) shall be taken into account. Explanation.-For the purpose of this sub-section, the trustee of a private trust shall be deemed to be a beneficiary under such private trust, if any income or part thereof from such private trust is enjoyed by him or his heirs or by his family or the family of his heirs; (iii) (a) The land held by the public trust referred to in the Explanation to clause (36-A) of section 3 shall be deemed to be held by the founder of the trust or his heirs or the family of the founder or of his heirs. (b) In calculating the extent of land held by such founder or his heirs or such family, the extent of the land held by the public trust shall be taken into account. (iv) (a) Where any of the institutions mentioned in clause (c) of sub-section (1), is a beneficiary under a public trust, the land owned by such public trust shall be deemed to be land owned by such institution and each such institution shall be deemed to be the owner of the land for purposes of this Act to the extent of the share of the beneficial interest in such public trust.

Notwithstanding anything contained in any judgment, decree or order of any court or other authority, all acts done and proceedings taken by any officer or authority under the principal Act before the date of the publication of this Act in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, on the basis that a person who had a right to enjoy the land during his lifetime but had no power to alienate the land was a limited owner under the principal Act shall, for all purposes be deemed to be and to have always been validly done or taken in accordance with law as if section 5 of this Act had been in force at all material times when such acts or proceedings were done or taken.

(1) Within thirty days from the notified date, every person, who on the date of the commencement of this Act, held or is deemed to have held, land in excess of the ceiling area shall, in respect of all land held or deemed to have been held by such person on such date, furnish to the authorized officer within whose jurisdiction the holding of such person or the major part thereof, is situated, a return containing the following particulars, namely:-- (i) particulars of all the land; (ii) particulars of the members of the family and of the stridhana land held by each female member of the family; (iii) particulars of any interest either in the land held by a trust or in the income from such land reserved in his favour or in favour of any member of his family; (iv) [Omitted by Tamil Nadu Act 39 of 1972]; (v) particulars of land-- (a) interspersed among plantations, or (b) contiguous to any plantation, in existence on the date of the commencement of this Act in any area and which land such person desires to hold for extension, or ancillary purposes, of the plantation; (vi) particulars of the encumbrances, if any, over the land together with the name and address of the creditor; (vii) particulars of any pending litigation respecting the land or part thereof; (viii) particulars of the land which such person desires to retain within the ceiling area and the land which he desires to be declared as surplus land; (ix) particulars of the land held by tenant, if any, and the name and address of such tenant; and (x) [Omitted by Tamil Nadu Act 41 of 1971]; (xi) such other particulars as may be prescribed. Explanation I. -In the case of a member of the Armed Forces, the reference to ninety days shall be deemed to be a reference to one year. Explanation II.-Where land is held or deemed to be held by- (a) an individual, the return shall be furnished by him or any person authorized by him in writing in this behalf; (b) a person who is a minor, lunatic, idiot, or is subject to a like disability, the return shall be furnished by the guardian, manager or other person in charge of such person or of the property of such person; (c) a company or other corporate body, the return shall be furnished by any person competent to act for such company or body in this behalf. Explanation III. -Where land is held or deemed to be held by a family, the return shall be furnished by the person in management of such family or of the property of such family and the return so furnished shall be binding on the other members of the family: Provided that the authorized officer shall give to the other members of the family a reasonable opportunity of making their representations and of adducing evidence, if any, in respect of such return and shall consider such representation and evidence before the preparation of the draft statement under sub-section (1) of section 10.

(1) On the basis of the return furnished under sub-section (1) of section 8 and the basis of the representation and evidence under the proviso to Explanation III to sub-section (1) of section 8 or on the basis of the return furnished under sub-section (1) of section 9 and the additional particulars if any, furnished under that sub-section, or on the basis of the information obtained by the authorized officer under clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 9 and the orders passed on the representation and the evidence, if any, under clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 9, as the case may be, the authorized officer shall, subject to the provisions of sub-sections (2), (3) and (4) and after making such enquiry as he deems fit, prepare a draft statement in respect of each person holding or deemed to have held land in excess of the ceiling area. Such draft statement shall contain the following particulars, namely:- (i) the name and address of the person; (ii) particulars of all land held by such person and total extent of such land; (iii) particulars of the members of the family and of the stridhana land held by each female member of the family; (iv) particulars of any interest either in the land held by a trust or in the income from such land reserved in his favour or in favour of any member of his family; (vi) particulars of land-- (a) interspersed among plantations, or (b) contiguous to any plantation, in existence on the date of the commencement of this Act in any area and which land such person desires to hold for extension, or ancillary purposes, of the plantation; (vii) particulars of encumbrances, if any, over the land together with the name and address of the creditor; (viii) particulars of the land which such person desires to retain within the ceiling area; (ix) the extent of the ceiling area of the person; (x) particulars of the land which may be comprised within the ceiling area; (xi) particulars of the land held by tenant, if any, and the name and address of such tenant; (xii) particulars of the land proposed to be declared as surplus land; (and) (xiv) such other particulars as may be prescribed. (2) (a) For the purpose of calculating for the first time after the date of the commencement of this Act the ceiling area of a family holding land on the date of the commencement of this Act in excess of 15 standard acres, the authorized officer shall take into account only those members of that family who are alive on the notified date. But for the purpose of calculating the ceiling area of such family for the second or for any subsequent time, the authorized officer shall take into account only those members of that family who are alive on the date of the preparation of the draft statement under sub-section (1). (b) For the purpose of calculating the ceiling area of any other family for the first time after the date of the commencement of this Act, or for any subsequent time, the authorized officer shall take into account only those members of that family who are alive on the date of the preparation of the draft statement under sub-section (1).

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(1) As soon as may be, after the final disposal of the proceeding or suit relating to the question of title of any land excluded under clause (i) of sub-section (1) of section 13, the authorized officer shall- (i) amend the final statement published under section 12, or (ii) where there is no such final statement, make a final statement, if necessary, under section 12, in accordance with the decision of the court or the Tribunal, or other authority, as the case may be. (2) As soon as may be, after the Land Board has decided- (b) under section 31 whether any land excluded under clause (iii) of sub-section (1) of section 13 should be permitted to be used for extension, or for ancillary purposes, of any plantation, the authorized officer shall- (i) amend the final statement published under section 12, or (ii) where there is no such final statement, make a final statement, if necessary, under section 12, in accordance with the decision of the Land Board. (3) As soon as may be, after the Sugar Factory Board has decided under section 40 whether any land excluded under sub-section (2) of section 13 should be continued to be used for the cultivation of sugarcane for use in the existing sugar factory, the authorized officer shall- (i) amend the final statement published under section 12, or (ii) where there is no such final statement, make a final statement, if necessary, under section 12, in accordance with the decision of the Sugar Factory Board.

(1) Where any land held by any person as possessory mortgagee is in excess of the ceiling area of such person, the possession of the land in such excess shall, with effect from the date of publication of the final statement under section 12 or 14 - (a) in any case where the total holding of the possessory mortgagor is not in excess of the ceiling area, revert to the possessory mortgagor; (b) in any case where the total holding of the possessory mortgagor is in excess of the ceiling area, and where he desires the land mortgaged by him or any part thereof to be included within his ceiling area in the return furnished by him under section 8, revert to him subject to the condition that the land so reverted together with the other land held by him does not exceed the ceiling area. (2) Where the possession of the land in excess held by a possessory mortgagee or any part thereof does not revert to the possessory mortgagor under sub-section (1), the Government may acquire such land under section 18. (3) (a) (i) Where the possession of the land mortgaged reverts under sub-section (1), the possessory mortgagor shall pay the mortgage money due to the possessory mortgagee in respect of that land. (ii) Where possession of a part only of the land mortgaged reverts to the possessory mortgagor under sub-section (1), the possessory mortgagor shall pay to the possessory mortgagee such amount of the mortgage money as bears to the entire amount of the mortgage money, the same proportion as the value of the land aforesaid on the date of such reversion bears to the value of the entire extent of the land mortgaged on that date. (iii) Where no agreement can be reached in respect of the mortgage money payable under sub-clause (i) or (ii), the authorized officer shall, subject to the provisions of sub-clause (iv) and after making such inquiry as he deems fit, decide the amount so payable. (iv) Where in the opinion of the authorized officer the decision of a question under sub-clause (iii) involves a substantial question of law or of fact, he shall, for reasons to be recorded in writing, refer the question to the Land Tribunal. (b) The land or any part thereof, the possession of which reverts to the possessory mortgagor under sub-section (1), shall be the security for the payment of the mortgage money. (c) The mortgage money referred to in this sub-section shall, for the purpose of Article 132 of the First Division of the First Schedule to the Indian Limitation Act, 1908 (Central Act IX of 1908), be deemed to become due with effect from the date of reversion under sub-section (1), and shall carry interest at the rate of five and a half per centum per annum from the said date. Explanation.-In this sub-section, "mortgage money" means the money payable in accordance with the provisions of the Tamil Nadu Agriculturists Relief Act, 1938 (Tamil Nadu Act IV of 1938). (4) Where the possession of any land or any part thereof is likely to revert to the possessory mortgagor under sub-section (1), the authorized officer shall first fix the ceiling area of the possessory mortgagee.

(1) After the publication of the final statement under section 12 or 14, the Government shall, subject to the provisions of sections 16 and 17, publish a notification to the effect that the surplus land is required for a public purpose. (2) The Government shall - (a) cause to be published in every village in which any part of the land specified in the notification is situated a proclamation containing the terms of the notification; (b) cause a copy of the notification to be served on the persons concerned, the creditors, persons whose names appear in the final statement published under section 12 or 14 and such other persons as may be specified in the rules made by the Government. (3) On the publication of the notification under sub-section (1), the land specified in the notification together with the trees standing on such land and buildings, machinery, plant, apparatus, wells, filter points or power pumps, constructed, erected or fixed on such land and used for agricultural purposes shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, be deemed to have been acquired for a public purpose and vested in the Government free from all encumbrances with effect from the date of such publication and all right, title and interest of all persons in such land shall, with effect from the said date, be deemed to have been extinguished: Provided that where there is any crop standing on such land on the date of such publication, the authorized officer may, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, permit the harvest of such crop by the person who had raised such crop. (4) Subject to the rules made under sub-section (5), the authorized officer may, at any time after the publication of the notification under sub-section (1), take possession of any land specified in the said notification. (5) The Government may make rules specifying the classes of tenants, who may be allowed to continue in possession of the land.

(1) If, as a result of any transfer of land either by sale, gift (other than gift made in contemplation of death), exchange, surrender, agreement, settlement or otherwise effected on or after the notified date, the extent of land held by the transferee exceeds the ceiling area, then, the right, title or interest accrued in his favour by virtue of such transfer in the land in excess of the ceiling area shall, as a penalty for contravention of the provisions of section 7, be deemed to have been transferred to the Government with effect from the date of such transfer, on a declaration made by the authorized officer: Provided that-- (b) the transferee shall be liable for payment of the consideration for, and to discharge other liabilities under, such transaction and the transferor shall have no claim for such consideration against the Government, otherwise than in respect of such land, (c) no suit or other proceeding by the transferee shall lie in any court for the recovery of the consideration for any such transaction. (2) The Government may make rules providing for the manner in which any right, title or interest transferred to the Government under sub-section (1) shall be disposed of. (3) On receipt of the copy of the declaration under sub-section (2), the authorized officer may obtain such information as may be necessary and take such action as he deems fit in accordance with the provisions of this Act, and in accordance with such rules as may be made in this behalf.

(1) If, on or after the date of the commencement of this Act-- (a) any person acquires by inheritance or bequest from any person; (b) and before the notified date, any person acquires by sale in execution of a decree or order of a civil court or of an award or order of any other lawful authority, any land, which, together with the land, if any, already held by him, exceeds in the aggregate the ceiling area, then, he shall, within ninety days from the notified date or from the date of such acquisition, whichever is later, furnish to the authorized officer within whose jurisdiction his holding or the major part thereof is situated, a return containing the following particulars, namely:-- (i) particulars of the land already held by him and those of the land so acquired; (ii) particulars of the land which he desires to retain within the ceiling area; (iii) particulars of the date of the acquisition; (iv) particulars of the manner of acquisition and of the documents, if any, under which such acquisition was made; (v) the name and description of the person who held the land immediately before the date of acquisition; (vi) particulars of the land held by tenant, if any, and the name and address of such tenant; and (vii) such other particulars as may be prescribed. Explanation.-- In this sub-section "bequest" shall include gift made in contemplation of death. (2) If, as a result of marriage or adoption after the date of commencement of this Act, the land held by any person exceeds in the aggregate the ceiling area, then, he shall, within ninety days from the date of marriage or adoption, as the case may be, whichever date is later, furnish to the authorized officer within whose jurisdiction his holding or the major part thereof is situated, a return containing the following particulars, namely:-- (i) particulars of the land held before the marriage or adoption; (ii) particulars of the land held after the date of marriage or adoption; and (iii) such other particulars as may be prescribed.

Where, on or after the date of the commencement of this Act, but before the notified date, any person has transferred any land held by him by sale, gift (other than gift made in contemplation of death), exchange, surrender settlement or in any other manner whatsoever except by bequest and has effected a partition of his holding or part thereof, the authorized officer within whose jurisdiction such land, holding or the major part thereof is situated may, after notice to such person and other persons affected by such transfer or partition and after such enquiry as he thinks fit to make, declare the transfer or partition to be void if he finds that the transfer or the partition, as the case may be, defeats any of the provisions of this Act.

(1) Subject to the provisions of section 20, for the purpose of fixing, for the first time after the date of the commencement of this Act, the ceiling area of any person holding land on the date of the commencement of this Act in excess of 30 standard acres, (a) any transfer, whether by sale (including sale in execution of a decree or order of a civil court or of an award or order of any other lawful authority) or by gift (other than gift made in contemplation of death), exchange, surrender, settlement or otherwise ; or (b) any sub-division (including sub-division by a decree or order of a civil court or any other lawful authority) whether by partition or otherwise ; effected on or after the notified date and before the publication of a notification under sub-section (1) of section 18 shall be, and shall be deemed always to have been, void and accordingly the authorized officer shall calculate the ceiling area of such person as if no such transfer or sub-division had taken place. Explanation.-This sub-section shall, on and from the 15th day of February 1970, have effect as if for the figures and words "30 standard acres", the figures and words "15 standard acres" had been substituted; (2) It shall be the duty of the authorized officer to include the land so transferred or sub-divided, within the ceiling area of the transferor or the person who held the land immediately before such sub-division, as the case may be, as if no such transfer or sub-division had taken place.

On receipt of a copy of the return, additional particulars, or information, as the case may be, forwarded by the authorized officer under clause (b) of sub-section (3) of section 9, or on receipt of the application under section 26, the Land Board shall, after making such enquiry and inspection of the land or livestock, as it deems fit and after satisfying itself that the land in respect of which permission is required could with advantage be used for dairy farming or livestock breeding, grant the permission for the whole or part of such land and subject to such conditions as it deems fit or refuse to grant such permission.

The Land Board shall, in deciding whether to grant or refuse permission under section 27, take into consideration the following matters, namely:-- (a) the interest to be served by the development of dairy farming or livestock breeding; (b) the status and previous experience, if any, of the person concerned; (c) the suitability of the land to be used for dairy farming or livestock breeding; (d) the number of heads of cattle, if any, owned by the person concerned, their breed and special features; (e) the land already owned by the applicant for the purpose of cultivation; and (f) such other matters as may be prescribed.

The Land Board may cancel the permission granted under section 27- (a) on the breach of any condition specified by the Land Board under section 27, or (b) if the land in respect of which the permission was granted is used or allowed to be used for any purpose other than for dairy farming or livestock breeding, or (c) if, as a result of any irrigation project constructed at the cost of the Government, the land in respect of which the permission was granted, could with advantage, be cultivated, or (d) if the person concerned has obtained the permission by fraud or misrepresentation: Provided that no such permission shall be cancelled unless a reasonable opportunity has been given to the person likely to be affected by such cancellation to show cause against such cancellation.

Any owner of plantation in existence on the date of the commencement of this Act in any area desiring to acquire in excess of the ceiling area land which is interspersed among plantations or is contiguous to any plantation and which may be required, for the extension, or for ancillary purposes, of the plantations shall make an application to the Land Board for permission to acquire such land. Every such application shall be in writing and shall contain- (a) the extent and other particulars of the land proposed to be acquired and those of the land, if any, held by the applicant; (b) such other particulars as may be prescribed.

On receipt of a copy of the return, additional particulars or information, as the case may be, forwarded by the authorized officer under clause (a) of sub-section (3) of section 9 or on receipt of the application under section 30, the Land Board shall, after making such enquiry and inspection of the land and the plantation specified in the application as it deems fit and, after satisfying itself that the land in respect of which permission is required is necessary for the extension, or for ancillary purposes, of the plantation, grant the permission for the whole or part of such land and subject to such conditions as it deems fit, or refuse to grant such permission: Provided that the aggregate of land which is contiguous to any plantation and in respect of which land permission is granted under this section shall in no case exceed twenty per centum of the total extent of such plantation.

The decision of the Land Board granting or refusing permission under section 31 or cancelling permission under section 33 shall be final and shall not be called in question in any court.

(1) The Land Board shall meet at such times and places and shall observe such rules of procedure in regard to the transaction of business at its meetings as may be prescribed. (2) The Chairman, or in his absence, such member as may be chosen by the members present from among themselves shall preside at a meeting of the Land Board. (3) No member of the Land Board shall vote on, or take part in, the discussion of any question coming up for consideration at a meeting of the Land Board, if the question is one in which he is directly or indirectly interested. (4) All questions at a meeting of the Land Board shall be decided by a majority of the votes of the members present and voting and in the case of an equality of votes, the Chairman or in his absence, the member presiding shall have a second or casting vote. (5) All communications and orders of the Land Board shall be issued by the Secretary or by such officer subordinate to him as may be authorized by the Land Board in this behalf.

The Land Board may, either of its own motion or on the application of any of the parties- (a) if it is satisfied that a bona fide mistake has been made regard to any decision, make the necessary correction therein; (b) at any time, correct any clerical or arithmetical mistake in its decision.

No act of the Land Board shall be deemed to be invalid by reason only of a defect in its constitution or on the ground that the Chairman or any member had ceased to hold his office or by reason of such act having been done during the period of any vacancy in the office of the Chairman or any member of the Land Board.

(1) The Government may constitute for the State a Board called the Tamil Nadu Sugar Factory Board. (2) The Sugar Factory Board shall consist of- (a) one judicial officer who is or is qualified for appointment as, or a person who has been, a Judge of a High Court, nominated by the Government; (b) two members, who in the opinion of the Government have knowledge in the financial matters relating to sugar factories or experience in sugarcane cultivation, nominated by the Government; (c) the secretary to the Government in the Department dealing with sugar factories, ex-officio; (d) the Director of Agriculture, ex-officio. (3) The member referred to in clause (a) of sub-section (2) shall be the Chairman of the Sugar Factory Board and the member referred to in clause (c) or (d) of the said sub-section as may be nominated by the Government shall be the Secretary to the Sugar Factory Board. (4) (a) The term of office of a member referred to in clause (a) or (b) of sub-section (2) shall be three years or such shorter period as the Government may fix and such member shall be eligible for re-nomination. (b) Any member referred to in clause (a) or (b) of sub-section (2) shall be deemed to have vacated his seat if he absents himself without excuse, sufficient in the opinion of the Sugar Factory Board, from the meetings of the Sugar Factory Board for a period of three consecutive months reckoned from the date of the commencement of his term of office or of the last meeting which he attended, as the case may be, or if, within the said period less than three meetings have been held, absents himself from three consecutive meetings held after the said date: Provided that no meeting from which a member absents himself shall be counted against him under this clause if due notice of that meeting was not given to him. (5) A member referred to in clause (a) of sub-section (2) may, at any time by notice in writing to the Government and a member referred to in clause (b) of that sub-section, may, at any time by notice in writing to the Chairman, resign his office, but he shall continue in office until the nomination of his successor. (6) (a) A casual vacancy in the office of a member referred to in clause (a) or (b) of sub-section (2) shall be filled by fresh nomination. (b) The person nominated to fill a casual vacancy under clause (a) shall hold office for a period of three years or for such shorter period as the Government may fix and he shall be eligible for re-nomination.

The Sugar Factory Board shall perform such functions as are assigned to it by or under this Act.

The Sugar Factory Board shall in deciding whether to grant or refuse permission under section 40 take into consideration the following matters, namely :- (a) the requirement of the existing sugar factory; (b) the financial structure of the existing sugar factory; and (c) such other matters as may be prescribed.

(i) Any existing sugar factory desiring to acquire any land in excess of the ceiling area, or of the extent of land permitted to be held under section 40, or (ii) any new sugar factory desiring to acquire any land in excess of the ceiling area, shall make an application to the Sugar Factory Board for permission to acquire such land. Every such application shall be in writing and shall contain- (a) the extent and other particulars of the land proposed to be acquired and those of the land, if any, already held by the applicant; (b) such other particulars as may be prescribed.

On receipt of the application under section 42, the Sugar Factory Board shall, after making such enquiry and inspection of the land and the existing or new sugar factory specified in the application as it deems fit and after satisfying itself that the land in respect of which permission is required could with advantage be used for cultivation of sugarcane for use in the existing or new sugar factory, grant the permission for the whole or part of such land and subject to such conditions as it deems fit or refuse to grant such permission.

The Sugar Factory Board shall, in deciding whether to grant or refuse permission under section 43, take into consideration the following matters, namely :-- (a) the situation of the existing or new sugar factory; (b) the requirements of the existing or new sugar factory; (c) such other matters as may be prescribed.

(1) If, (6) any condition specified by the Sugar Factory Board under section 40 or 43 has been contravened, the Government shall constitute a Sugar Factory Tribunal, consisting of a Judge of a High Court and refer the matter to such Tribunal. (2) If, on such reference, the Sugar Factory Tribunal finds that- (a) the permission granted under section 40 or 43 was obtained by the sugar factory concerned by misrepresentation or fraud, or (b) any condition specified by the Sugar Factory Board under section 40 or 43 has been contravened by the sugar factory concerned, the Sugar Factory Tribunal shall either cancel the permission or pass such other order as it deems fit : Provided that no order shall be passed under this sub-section unless a reasonable opportunity has been given to the sugar factory concerned to show cause against such order. (3) The Sugar Factory Tribunal shall in deciding any reference under this section have such powers and shall follow such procedure as may be prescribed.

(1) Subject to the provisions of section 45, the decision of the Sugar Factory Board granting or refusing permission under section 40 or 43 shall be final and shall not be called in question in any Court. (2) The decision of the Sugar Factory Tribunal under section 45 shall be final and shall not be called in question in any Court.

The Sugar Factory Board or the Sugar Factory Tribunal may, either of its own motion or on the application of any of the parties,- (a) if it is satisfied that a bona fide mistake has been made in regard to any decision, make the necessary correction therein; (b) at any time, correct any clerical or arithmetical mistake in its decision.

No act of the Sugar Factory Board shall be deemed to be invalid by reason only of a defect in its constitution or on the ground that the Chairman or any member had ceased to hold his office or by reason of such act having been done during the period of any vacancy in the office of the Chairman or any member of the Sugar Factory Board.

(1) Where any surplus land acquired under the provisions of this Act is subject to a mortgage or charge subsisting on the date of the acquisition, the mortgagee or the charge holder shall, where the amount due to him or part thereof can be fixed by agreement, be paid such amount or part. Where no such agreement can be reached, the mortgagee or the charge holder shall within sixty days from the date of the acquisition, prefer a claim in such manner as may be prescribed before the authorized officer, who shall, subject to the provisions of sub-section (3) decide the claim in such manner as may be prescribed and record the reasons for the decision. (2) Where there be more claimants than one, the authorized officer shall settle the order in which each claimant is entitled to receive the amount due to him, and in doing so he shall be guided by the appropriate provisions of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 (Central Act IV of 1882). (3) Where in the opinion of the authorized officer the decision of a claim under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) involves a substantial question of law or of fact, he shall, for reasons to be recorded in writing, refer the claim to the Land Tribunal for decision. (4) If the amount of claim allowed to the mortgager or the charge holder by the authorized officer exceeds the amount payable under section 50, the entire amount payable under the said section 50 shall be paid to the mortgagee or the charge holder, as the case may be, and the balance may be recovered by the mortgagee or the charge holder in accordance with law for the time being in force.

(1) Where any surplus land acquired under the provisions of this Act is held by a limited owner on the date of the acquisition, the amount payable in respect of such surplus land under section 50 shall, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, be kept in deposit before such authority as may be prescribed. The authorized officer shall direct payment of the interest accruing from the amount so deposited to the person or persons who would, for the time being, have been entitled to the possession of the said land: Provided that where the limited owner has created an encumbrance over the surplus land referred to in this section, the, whole or any portion of the interest aforesaid shall be paid to the encumbrancer, to the extent of which the encumbrancer is entitled and the balance shall be paid to the person or persons who would, for the time being, have been entitled to the possession of the said land. (2) The amount referred to in sub-section (1) shall remain so deposited until the same is paid to any person or persons becoming absolutely entitled thereto.

Where any surplus land acquired under the provisions of this Act is on the date of the acquisition subject to a charge for payment of maintenance to another, the amount payable in respect of such surplus land under section 50 shall, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, be kept in deposit before such authority as may be prescribed. Such amount shall be deemed to be substituted security and shall continue to remain such security till the death of the maintenance-holder or till the right to receive maintenance ceases to exist or till the liability to pay maintenance is discharged.

(1) Every land in the transferred territory or part thereof shall, if such land or part thereof has not been surveyed in accordance with the provisions contained in the Tamil Nadu Survey and Boundaries Act, 1923 (Tamil Nadu Act VIII of 1923), be surveyed in accordance with the provisions of that Act. (2) The cost of the survey, except so much as is payable under the provisions of section 8 of the Tamil Nadu Survey and Boundaries Act, 1923 (Tamil Nadu Act VIII of 1923), shall be borne by the Government.

(1) The Settlement Officer shall effect ryotwari settlement of every land in the transferred territory or part thereof in accordance with a settlement notification framed and published by the Government for the purpose. (2) The said notification shall embody the principles adopted in making ryotwari settlements in ryotwari areas, and shall adopt— (a) the rates of assessment set out in the settlement notification in force on such date and in such district as may be specified by the Government; (b) if more than one such notification is in force in that district, the rates set out in one of such notifications which the Government consider to be the most appropriate to the case. (3) Neither the settlement notification nor any order passed in pursuance thereof shall be liable to be questioned in any court of law. (4) For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that nothing in this section shall be construed to be in derogation of any law relating to the levy of tax on land in force in the transferred territory.

(1) As soon as may be, after the date of the publication of this Act, the Government shall appoint one or more Settlement officers to carry out the functions and duties assigned to them by or under this Chapter. (2) Every Settlement Officer shall be subordinate to the Land Commissioner and shall be guided by such lawful instructions as he may issue from time to time and the Land Commissioner shall also have power to cancel or revise any of the orders, acts or proceedings of the Settlement Officer.

(Omitted).

In this Chapter, 'cultivating tenant's ceiling area' means 5 standard acres held by any person partly as cultivating tenant and partly as owner or wholly as cultivating tenant. Explanation.—For the purposes of this Chapter, 'cultivating tenant' includes any tenant who is in actual cultivation of land and does not contribute his own physical labour or that of any member of his family in the cultivation of the land. In this Chapter, 'date of the publication' and 'notified date' shall respectively mean the 2nd October 1962.

(1) Every cultivating tenant who holds on the notified date land in excess of the cultivating tenant's ceiling area shall, within ninety days from the said date, furnish to the authorized officer a return containing the following particulars, namely:— (i) particulars of the land, if any, which he holds as owner; (ii) particulars of the land which he holds as cultivating tenant; (iii) particulars of the name and address of the land owner concerned; and (iv) such other particulars as may be prescribed. Explanation.—In the case of a member of the Armed Forces, the return under sub-section (1) shall be furnished within six months after the Proclamation of Emergency has ceased to operate. (2) If any cultivating tenant who has held land in excess of the cultivating tenant's ceiling area, fails to furnish the return under sub-section (1) or furnishes an incorrect or incomplete return under that sub-section, the authorized officer may, by notice, require such cultivating tenant to furnish the return or the additional particulars, as the case may be, within the time specified in the notice or within such further time not exceeding thirty days as the authorized officer may, in his discretion, allow. (3) (a) Where any cultivating tenant on whom notice under sub-section (2) has been served fails to furnish the return or the additional particulars, as the case may be, within the time specified in that notice or within such further time, if any, allowed by the authorized officer under sub-section (2), the authorized officer shall obtain in such manner as may be prescribed the necessary information either by himself or through such agency as he thinks fit. (b) The authorized officer shall, as soon as may be, after obtaining the information under clause (a), give to the tenant concerned a reasonable opportunity of making his representation and of adducing evidence, if any, in respect of such information and consider any such representation and evidence and pass such order as he deems fit.

On the basis of the return furnished under sub-section (1) of section 61 or on the basis of the return furnished under sub-section (2) of that section, and the additional particulars, if any, furnished under that sub-section, or on the basis of the information obtained by the authorized officer under clause (a) of sub-section (3) of section 61, and the orders passed on the representation and the evidence, if any, under clause (b) of sub-section (3) of that section, the authorized officer shall, subject to such rules as may be made in this behalf and subject to the rights of the owner of the land, take possession on behalf of the Government, of the land held by the person as cultivating tenant and in excess of the cultivating tenant's ceiling area: Provided that the authorized officer shall not take possession of such land unless he has given a reasonable opportunity of being heard to the land owner and the cultivating tenant concerned: Provided further that the authorized officer shall give in such manner as may be prescribed, not less than three months' notice in writing intimating the cultivating tenant of his decision to take possession of the land and the notice shall expire with the end of the agricultural year in which such notice is given: Provided further that the authorized officer may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, exempt the possession of the land held by the person as cultivating tenant and in excess of the cultivating tenant's ceiling area if the total extent of such excess land does not exceed half an acre in the case of wet land and one acre in the case of dry land, irrespective of the assessment of such land: Provided also that where there is any crop standing on such land on the date of the expiry of the notice aforesaid, the authorized officer may postpone taking possession of the land and permit the harvest of such crop by the person who has raised such crop.

(1) With effect on and from the date on which the authorized officer takes possession of the land under section 62, the Government shall be deemed to be the cultivating tenant of the owner of the land. (2) In respect of the land referred to in sub-section (1), the Government shall be liable to pay annually to the owner of such land fair rent as calculated in the manner specified in paragraph 4 of Part I of Schedule III. Such rent shall be paid in cash or in kind in accordance with such rules as may be made by the Government. (3) If any dispute arises in regard to the rent payable under sub-section (2), either party may make an application to the Land Tribunal within whose jurisdiction the land referred to in sub-section (1) or the major part thereof is situated for deciding such dispute.

(1) The authorized officer shall distribute possession of the land, the possession of which he has taken under section 62, to the landless persons or to persons holding land below the cultivating tenant's ceiling area. (2) The distribution under sub-section (1) shall be in accordance with such rules and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed. Such rules may also provide for the manner of recovery of any amount due to the Government from, and the manner of evicting, the persons to whom such distribution is made.

Authorized officer empowered to summarily dispossess parsons in certain cases.

No claim of any person to any arrear of rent or any other amount accrued or due in respect of any land for the period prior to the date of taking possession of such land under section 62 shall be enforced by any court whether in execution of a decree or otherwise against the Government or against any person holding the land under the Government.

(1) If, on or after the notified date, any person acquires by lease any land which together with the land, if any, already held by him, exceeds in the aggregate the cultivating tenant's ceiling area, he shall, within ninety days of such acquisition furnish to the authorized officer within whose jurisdiction the land or the major part thereof is situated, a return containing such particulars as may be prescribed. (2) If he furnishes the return or fails to furnish the return or furnishes an incorrect or incomplete return, within the period specified in sub-section (1), the provisions of sub-sections (2) and (3) of section 61 and other provisions of this Chapter shall, as far as may be, apply as if it were a return required to be furnished under sub-section (1) of section 61.

For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that nothing in this Chapter shall apply to any land held by any sugar factory as tenant.

The provisions of the Tamil Nadu Cultivating Tenants Protection Act, 1955 (Tamil Nadu Act XXV of 1955), the Tamil Nadu Cultivating Tenants (Payment of Fair Rent) Act, 1956 (Tamil Nadu Act XXIV of 1956), the Tiruchirappalli Kaiaeruvaram and Mattuvarum Act, 1958 (Tamil Nadu Act XXXVI of 1958) and any other law relating to tenancy shall, except in so far as they are inconsistent with any of the provisions of this Chapter, continue in force.

The provisions of this Chapter shall, subject to the provisions of section 17, have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other provision of this Act.

Notwithstanding anything contained in section 74, if either of its own motion or on application by any person the Land Board decides that such grazing land as is referred to in section 74 has become fit for cultivation as a result of any irrigation project constructed at the cost of the Government, such land shall be taken into account for calculating the ceiling area and the person holding such land shall, within such time as may be prescribed, furnish a return containing the particulars required under section 8 and the provisions of section 9 and other provisions of this Act shall, as far as may be, apply to such return.

Constitution of Land Tribunsls.

The provisions of section 4 and of sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 12 of the Indian Limitation Act, 1908 (Central Act IX of 1908) shall, as far as may be, apply to any appeal under section 78 or 79.

The Land Commissioner may call for and examine the record of any authorized officer in respect of any proceeding under section 9 (3), 12, 13, 14 (1), 14 (2), 17 (3), 18 (4), 50 (5) or 50 (9) or the record of any proceeding under sub-section (2) of section 54 and in respect of any other proceeding under this Act not being a proceeding in respect of which a suit or an appeal to the Land Tribunal is provided by this Act to satisfy himself as to the regularity of such proceeding or the correctness, legality or propriety of any decision or order passed thereon; and if, in any case, it appears to the Land Commissioner that any such proceeding, decision or order should be modified, annulled, reversed or remitted for reconsideration, he may pass orders accordingly : Provided that the Land Commissioner shall not pass any order prejudicial to any party unless he has been given a reasonable opportunity of being heard.

Subject to the provisions of section 79, every Land Tribunal shall be deemed to be a court subordinate to the High Court for the purposes of section 115 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Central Act V of 1908), and its orders shall be liable to revision by the High Court under the provisions of that section.

The High Court, the Land Tribunal or the Land Commissioner may stay the execution of any decision or order pending the exercise of its or his powers under this Chapter.

Penalty for furnishing false roturn or informatioo.

If any person, on or after the notified date, voluntarily accepts any possessory mortgage any land which, if added to any land, if any, already held by him by ownership, possessory mortgage, lease or otherwise, would exceed the ceiling area, he shall be punishable with fine not exceeding one thousand rupees.

If any person wilfully contravenes any lawful order passed under this Act or obstructs any person from lawfully taking possession of any land under any of the provisions of this Act, he shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees.

(1) If the person committing an offence under this Act is a company, the company as well as every person in charge of, and responsible to, the company for the conduct of its business at the time of the commission of the offence shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly : Provided that nothing contained in this sub-section shall render any such person liable to any punishment if he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or that he exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), where an offence under this Act has been committed by a company and it is proved that the offence has been committed with the consent or connivance of, any director, manager, secretary or other officer of the company, such director, manager, secretary or other officer shall also be deemed to be guilty of that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly. Explanation.--For the purposes of this section-(a) "company" means any body corporate and includes a firm or other association of individuals, and (b) "director" in relation to a firm means a partner in the firm.

(1) No court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under this Act except on complaint in writing made by the authorized officer or any officer empowered by him by special order. (2) No court inferior to that of a Presidency Magistrate or a Magistrate of the first class shall try any offence punishable under this Act.

(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2) and section 94-A the Government may, after taking into consideration the objects specified in the preamble, make rules providing for the manner in which any land acquired by the Government under this Act shall be disposed of. (2) (a) In the disposal of the land acquired by the Government under this Act, the Government shall give preference to any person who is completely dispossessed of his holding, or whose extent of holding is reduced below three acres of dry land or one and a half acres of wet land held by him partly as cultivating tenant and partly as owner or wholly as cultivating tenant, by virtue of the provisions of this Act. Explanation.--Where a person holds both dry and wet land, then, for the purpose of calculating the extent of his holding under this clause, one acre of wet land shall be deemed to be equal to two acres of dry land.

Conversion of one kind of land into another not to affect ceiling area in csrtaia cases.

The Government may appoint any member of the Board of Revenue as Land Commissioner for the State to exercise such powers and discharge such duties as are assigned to him by or under this Act.

The Government may issue such orders and directions of a general character as they may deem necessary in respect of any matter relating to the powers and duties of the authorized officer, the Land Board and the Land Commissioner. The authorized officer, the Land Board, and the Land Commissioner shall give effect to all such orders and directions.

(1) On the application of any of the parties or of his own motion- (a) the Collector of the district may at any stage after giving the parties a reasonable opportunity of being heard, transfer any application or other proceeding under this Act pending before any authorized officer in the district for disposal to any other authorized officer in the same district. (b) the Land Commissioner may at any stage after giving the parties a reasonable opportunity of being heard, transfer any application or other proceeding under this Act pending before any authorized officer in any district for disposal to any other authorized officer in any other district. (2) Where any application or proceeding has been transferred under sub-section (1), the authorized officer to whom such transfer is made may, subject to any special directions given in the order of transfer, either hold the inquiry de novo or proceed from the stage at which the said application or other proceeding stood when it was transferred.

The authorized officer, the Land Commissioner or the Land Board shall furnish to the Government such returns, statistics, accounts and other information as the Government may from time to time require.

(1) For the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Act, the authorized officer may, by notice, require any person to furnish any information relating to the extent of land held by such person, the number of members of the family, if any, of such person, and such other particulars as may be prescribed. The person aforesaid shall furnish the information to the authorized officer within such time as may be specified in the notice or within such further time not exceeding thirty days as the authorized officer may, in his discretion, allow. (2) (a) Where any person on whom notice under subsection (1) has been served fails to furnish the information within the time specified in that notice or within the further time allowed by the authorized officer under sub-section (1), the authorized officer may obtain, in such manner as may be prescribed, the necessary information either by himself or through such agency as he deems fit. (b) The authorized officer shall, as soon as may be after obtaining the information under clause (a), give to the person concerned a reasonable opportunity of making his representation and of adducing evidence, if any, in respect of such information and consider any such representation and evidence and pass such orders as he deems fit.

The costs of, and incidental to, all proceedings before the authorized officer, Land Commissioner, Land Board, Land Tribunal or other authority shall be in his or its' discretion.

The authorized officer or any person acting under his orders may at any time enter upon any land but not a dwelling-house, with such other officers or persons as he considers necessary and make a survey and take measurements thereof or do any other act which he considers necessary for carrying out the purposes of this Act.

The court-fee payable in respect of-(a) any suit under sub-section (3) of section 11, shall be twenty-five rupees ;(b) any appeal to the Land Tribunal undar sction 78, shall be five rupees ;(c) any appeal to the High Court under section 79, shall be twenty-five rupees ;(d) any application for revision by the Land Tribunal under scctiort 81 or for revision by the Land Commissioner under section 82, shall be one rupee ;(e) any application for revision by the High Court under section 83, shall be ten rupees ;(f) any other case, shall be such fee as may be prescribed.

(1) The Government may make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act.(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for-(a) all matters expressly required or allowed by this Act to be prescribed ;(b) the manner of service of notice under this Act;(c) the manner of giving reasonable opportunity or of adducing evidence under this Act;(e) the place at which and the manner in which the draft statement under sub-section (5) of section 10 and the final statement under section 12 or 14 may be published ;(f) the manner of service of a copy of the final statement under section 12 or 14;(g) the manner of publication of a proclamation under clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 18 ;(h) the qualifications which shall be possessed by the members nominated under clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 24 ;(i) the manner in which the draft assessment roll may be published under sub-section (3) of section 50;(j) the manner of apportionment of the amount payable under this Act among the persons claiming interest in such amount ;(k) the procedure to be followed by the authorised officer under this Act ;(l) the terms and conditions of service of the Chairman and members of the Land Board ;(m) the manner in which, and the officer by whom, fair rent shall be ascertained for the purposes of this Act;(n) the circumstances under, and the conditions subject to, which, and the authority or officer before whom any amount payable under this Act may be kept in deposit ;(o) the manner of payment of the amount so deposited to the persons entitled thereto ;(p) the manner of communicating to the party concerned every decision or order in any proceeding against which an appeal or revision is provided for by this Act.(q) the period within which an application, for revision under section 82 may be presented.

(1) All rules made under this Act shall be published in the Fort St. George Gazette and, unless they are expressed to come into force on a particular day, shall come into force on the day on which they are so published.(2) Every rule made under this Act shall, as soon as possible after it is made, be placed on the Table of both Houses of the legislature, and if, before the expiry of the session in which it is so placed or the next session, both Houses agree in making any modification in any such rule or both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be, so however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule.

Salem . . . . 133.

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• • *a*- -tc~ ti;tj,q~cth !ag T Molipatt i. Mond iyur . g3 . 1 :'fir nt it.?? f:T !; :;<:. . n!. ci . F Nardyampatti, .t:t -J:;:.-'"' 4" 3 Nochimedu. ii, >Ir- >!,' ' gc Pacheri. I, I' , $+* PJ~U :. -", , d Sa tha nur . ,&'.; . I 1, 1 2 ?' Sundarapadi. 4; Tharsrngur. . . +- . .. ,.. <.dl:+, z;~i [IL.~.. : - .- Thirupathi. ' - .+-$ .-i:! . A. .. Thoradipattu Uppur . 4,: . : Vara pa di. ri:, ,.I. ..- :- L. . Vandapadi . , - Vanniyur . i! 9 -'. !. : -. Vellampad i. .- -- - Vallimala i. fj- --.I! Vellar . * I I Varam. *I .. , :, L 8880 Lad Reforms (Fixat ion [I961 : T.X. Act 58 of Ceiling on Land) .. - -- Taluk. Revenue number d Dhtrrbt, narm of viilage. Souih Mcot-cont . K allakurichi--conf. KururnKtur. Mankombu . I Motrayanur. Paldranam. Panapadi. I Pelapundi. Perukkancheri - Per umbaravu. Porasapattu Poruppam. Siru kalur . Serapait i. Thaduthalpalayam. Thakkampattu. Thumbsrampatt U. Valakuli. Vaniikuii. Vedur. Vclanalli. Veakadu. The following villages in Ariyakounder Jagit : - Aravankadu. Eachankadu. Gudaram. Kalliparai . Kannur. Karavam patt u. Kilkadu. Kilthukkadi. Kotampundi. &lelthukkadi. Nadtrvalathu . Nakhvalat hu. PanipaIaym Pewxlana th~. Pudur. Undakalvalathu. a Vellithi. Venganrur." \ I , ; ,I .. I ' q. **-- ..*- - . - - C e 1961 : T.N. Act 591 irmd Rcfonorms (Fixrifton oj' Coili,tg OIJ k~d) I :

(1) If while considering the objections received under sub-section (5) of section 10 or otherwise, the authorized officer finds that any question has arisen regarding the title of a person to any land and such question has not already been finally determined by, or is not pending before, a competent court, the Land Tribunal or other authority, the authorised officer may, subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), decide such question summarily in such manner as may be prescribed and may pass such order as he deems fit. (2) Where in the opinion of the authorized officer the decision of a question under sub-section (1) involves a substantial question of law or of fact he shall, for reasons to be recorded in writing refer the question to the Land Tribunal. (3) The order of the authorized officer under sub-section (1) shall not be subject to any appeal or revision, but any party may, within three months from the date of service of a copy of such order, institute a suit in the Land Tribunal within whose jurisdiction the land or the major part thereof is situated to have the order set aside or modified but subject to the final result of such suit if any, the order of the authorized officer shall be final.

If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the Government may, as occasion may require, by order do anything which appears to them necessary for the purpose of removing the difficulty.

?. The 2[84mounr] pc.pblc to :!ny ttnarf under section 54 sh~ll b~ one-eigitlh of 3[thi: :?nnu?)..l vaiul; fo:, I hc 1::rmd c~.lc~.zl~:lc~i in tiu3- III:-.~HI~, r sp:ci fi,:~1 i n p?~-t I (if Sckcdule 1111 2. Out of thc 4[amtlun.i i-cf'crrt d tc. ill pit-:xgrc.pl~ 11, three fourth shp.11 be p-?,id to the cuItivdir?g tcn3.m and one-fourth to the intermediadry, if any. --- - 1 The words "a:; compensation" were onlii red by sect ion ~(~ii) sf the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixaiiorl of Ceiling on Land) Arnerrdmc~~t Act, 1979 (Tamil Nadu Ac; I I of 15)7g), which was deemed to have come ivto fl>rce, oil th~ 20th April 1972. 2 This word w:is suhstit~tctl for thc word " c;~rnj?cns~tirrj~ * by scc;ion 5 fxiii) (0) of tl~f Tamil Nndu Lo ~ld Reforms (Fixation of Ceiii~c on Lanci) .k~enil n7c.nt Act, 1979 (Tamil N:idrr Act 1 1 of 1 979) whic)~ ivas dwmed to 117~~ ciirne illto force en the April 2,)th I 972. c 6 3Tl1iscx~~1~c";;io11 t\ .s~uhstit~tcci ~'~;~'~~Icc'xI-I*~',s:o~? ffl~t;iiT rerlt C?]CZ! laf c (: in t h~: I \':i'i!IC;; ~~(;cifit:~i in par-agrapnz 4 of Part 1 of Schedtlle TI1 " by sectioil 7i3) (;f the Ta mil h'ati~i I,a11d acf(irms (pixat ion of Ceiling on L:. nd ) Amcndmena 1 t . 1 379 (Ta nlil Nad)~ .Act 11 of 979), v, hicf? was deemed to l~~vr, c1 nlc illto foPce on t?.ne 27th Octcbcr 197:). 4 This sxprt:ssion cv;l$ suU$titt.ted f lhc wc;rcl " cc\mp,=n- sat.i131, "' by secti~n $ '',.yiii>f;~) of 'th: Tamil N~~II Lr~itcj Rcfr>Ttns, (Fixation of Cd:ilii~g on 1.and) An~cntlm~nt Act, 1979 (Tamil Nadu AC~ I I of 1 9791, \vhrcl~ w::s deemctl to have ecs:::c 111 to force on the 78th April $972. 1 : r. d. Act 411 Reforn~s (I;ixotion of Ct?i litrg on l2t 9 Land) Amendment TAMIL NADU ACT No, 41 OF 1971 .* THE TAMIL NADU LAND REFORMS (FIXATION OF CEILING ON LAND) AMENDMENT ACT, 1971. [Received the assent of the President on the 22nd December 1971, first published it1 tJze Tarril Na du Government Gazcttc Extraorditzary on the 27th December 1971 (Pausa 6, 1893).] An Act furtiter to umend tlzr Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on ,Land) Act, 1961. BE it enacted by the Legislature of the St7.t~ irf Tz.mil Nadu in the Twenty-second Year of the Republic of India as fo llovys :- 1. (1) This Act may be c~llcd the Tamil Nadu Land Short title and Reforms (Fi xa t ion of Ceiling on Land) Amendment C~~~cnce*len~ Act, 1971, (2) It shall come into force on such dare as the:State Govci ~lrncnt may, by notifica tic n, specify. 2. In this Act, " principal Act " mcnns the Tamil Definition. Nzdu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Lmd) Act, 1961(Tamil Nadu Act 58 of 1961), as modified by the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Reduction of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1970 (Tamil Nadu Act 17 of 1970). 3. [The amendotent made by this section has already been I irc~poratcd in the principal Act, namely, tlze Tinbil Nadu Land Refurn~s (Reduction of Ceiling or1 Lnnd)Act, 1970 (TamilNadlr Act 17 of 1970).] 4. On and fXol?l the dntc of th~ COI~MCI:CCI~~-13t ol this Abr;]if;nn of Act ,- t hc sugar Fac- tory Board and (u) the Sug:r Factory Boa.rd arid the Su.gar Factory ,h, Sugar Fat- Tribunal, constituted u~lder the principal Act shell stand trry ~.ib~nal. ;iboljshcd and any ~ncmbci cf such Ronld or Trihund s]Lal], with j'lcn thc said d~.te,ccnsc t13 hold office as such inembcl ; (b) any o.pplic:ition, reference or any pocecding, pending bcfw c thu s:vid Board PI- Tribun;! 1 on thc faid date shall abate ; (c) any permission granted, or order passed, or decision given by th,,: sc.id Bwrd Trjbur?al in respcct of any land shall be deemed to bc of no effcct a~d accordingly, the pIovisions of the principa.1 Act, r.s modified by this Act, shall apply to such land. _ __ _._ _ __-_ _.. --_----- --.--- -.-- --. -.-. _&__ *For Sbatement of Objzcls and Reasons, see Tumil NLI~U Governmetti Gazette Exlraordinary, dnled the 24ih July 196 1, part Iv-Section 3, page 581. I 34 Land Reforms (Fixation1 11972 : T.N. Act 10 of Ceiling on Land) Amendment TAMIL NADU ACT NO. 10 OF 1972.* THE TAMIL NADU LAND REFORMS (FIXATION OF CEILING ON LAND) AMENDMENT ACT, 1972. [Received the assent of the President on the 27th April 1972, jirst put Iished in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary on the 29th April 1972 (Vaisakha 9, 1894)l. An Act further to amend the ~dnil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1961. BE it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Tamil Nadu in the Twenty-third Year of the Republic of India as follows :- shott title. 1. This Act may be called the Ta d, il Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Amendment Act, 1972. chapter ~1 2. The provisions of Chapter VIII of the Tamil Nadu of Tamil Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1961 Nadu Act 58 (Tamil Nadu Act 58 of 1961) (hereinafter referred to as the of lg61 to be principal Act), as amended by this Act, are hereby made made per- t permanent. 3. [The amendment made by thislsection has already been incorporated in the principal Act, namely, the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1961 (Tamil Nadu Act 58 of 1961).] - -- -- • For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary, dated the 28th March 1972, Part IV-Section 3, Pagas 55-56. I I if4 Aand Refork8 re hat ion : T,&. Act 31) of Ceiling on Land) ~hird Amendment I TAMIL NADU ACT NO. 37 OF 1972.' THE TAMIL NADU LAND REFORMS (FIXATION OF CEILING ON LAND) THIRD AMENDMENT ACT, 1972. [Received the assent of the President on the 8th December 1972, first published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary on the 14th December 1972 [Karthigai 30, Parithapi (2003-Tiruvalluvar Andu)]]. An Act further to amend the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1961. BE it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Tamil Nadu in the Twenty;third Year of the Republic of India as follows :- Short title 1. (I) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Land and com- Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Third Amendment mencement. Act, 1972. I (2) It shall be deemed to have cohe into force on the 1st day of March 1972. Definition. 2. In this Act, " principal Act " means the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1961 (Tamil Nadu Act 58 of 1961), as subsequently modified. 3. [The amendment8 made by this Action Nave already been incorporated in the principal Act, namely, the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act,196 1 (Tamil Nadu Act 58 of 1961).] Act to override 4. The provisions ot this Act shall have effect notwith- Tamil Nadu Act standing anything inconsistent therewith contained in the 57 of Tamil Nadu Public Trusts (Regulation of Administration of Agricultural Lands) Act, 1961 (Tamil Nadu Act 57 of 1961). I • For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary, dated the 3rd April 1972 part IVSection 3, Pages 103-104, 197'2: T.N. Act 391 Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling 193 an Land) Fourth Amendment TAMIL NADU ACT NO. 39 OF 1972*. THE TAMIL NADU LAND REFORMS (FIXATION OF CEILING ON LAND) FOURTH AMENDMENT ACT, 1972. [Received the assent of the President on the 17th Decem- ber 1972,firstpublished in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary on the 21st December 1972 (Margazhi 7, Parithapi (2003-Tiruvalluvar Andti)).] An Act further to amend the Tamil Nadu Lcind Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1961. BE it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Tamil Nadu in the Twenty-third Year of the Republic of India as follows :- 1. This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Land Short title. Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Fourth Amend- ment Act, 1972. 2. In this Act, "principal Act" means the Tamil Nadu ~~fi~~~i~~, Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1961 (Tamil Nadu Act 58 of 1961); as subsequently modified. 3-5. [The amendments made by these sections have already been incorporated in the principal Act, namely, the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1961 (Tamil Nadu Act 58 of 1961).] 6. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, Abolition ot on and from the date of the publication of this Act in existing Lan: the Tamil Nadzc Government Gazette,- Board. (a) the Land Board existing on that date shall stand abolished and any member of such Board shall cease to hold office as such member ; (b) any application and any proceeding in respect of any land used exclusively for dairy farming or livestock breeding and pending before such Board on the said date shall abate ; (c) any application and any proceeding in respect of any land which is interspersed ainong plantations or is contiguous to any plantation and pending before such Board on the said date shall stand transferred to the • For Statement of Objccts and Reasons, see Tornil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary, dated the 12th AU~LI st 1972, Part IV--$ection 3, pages 261-264, 12- -10- 13 r.~ 1 194 Land Reforms (Fixation of [I972 : T.N. Act 39 Ceiling on &and) Fourth Amendment Land Board constituted after the date of the publication of this Act in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette ; (d) any permission granted, or order passed, or decision given by the Land Board before the date of such publication in respect of any land used exclusively for dairy farming or livestock breeding shall be deemed to be of no effect and accordirigly the provisions of the principal Act, as modified by this Act, shall apply to such land ; (e) any permission granted, or order passed, or deci- sion given by the Land Board before the date of such publi- cation in respect of* any land which is interspersed among plantations or is contiguous to any plantation shall be deemed to have been granted, passed or given by the Land Board constituted after the date of such publication. Validation. 7. Notwithstanding anything contai I ed in any judg- nzent, decree or order of any court or other authority, all acts done and proceedings taken by any officer or autho- rity under the principal Act before the date of the publi- cation of this Act in the Tamil Nadu Govertzment Gazette, on the basis that a person who had a right to enjoy the land during his lifetime but had no power to alienate the land was a limited owner under the principal Act shall, for all purposes be deemed to be and to have always been validly done or taken in accordance with law as if section 5 of this Act had been in force at all material times when such acts or proceedings were done or taken, I 1974 : T.N. Act 101 Land Reforms (Tixatron of 333 Ceiling on hd) Fifth Amendment I TAMIL NADU ACT NO. 10 of 1974.* THE TAMIL NADU LAND REFORMS . (FIXATION OF CEILING ON LAND) FIFTH AMENDMENT ACT, 1972. [Received the assent of the President on the 15th February 1974, first published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary on the 28th February 1974 (Masi 16, Piramathisa (2005-Tiruvalluvar Andu)).] An Act further to amend the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1961. I BE it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Tamil Nadu in the Twenty-third Year of the Republic of India as follows :- 1. This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Land Short title. Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Fifth Amend- ment Act, 1972. 2. In this Act, "principal Act" means the Tamil Definition. Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1961 (Tamil Nadu Act 58 of 1961), as subsequently modi- fied. 3. [The amendments made by this section have already been incorporated in the principal Act, namely, the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1961 (Tamil Nadu Act 58 of 1961).] 4. Notwithstanding anything contained in any judg- Validation. ment, decree or order of any court or other authority, all acts done and proceedings taken by any officer or authority under the principal Act, brfore the date of the publication of this Act in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, on the basis that plantain trees did not fall within "orchard" or "tope" as defined in clause (32) or (47) respectively of section 3 of the principal Act, shall for all purposes be deemed to be and to have always been validly done or taken in accordance with law as if section 3 (1) of this Act had been in force at all material times when such acts or proceedings were done or taken. • - ----- -- • For Statement of Objects and Reisons, see Tamil Nadu Government Gazdtte Extraordinary, dated the 22nd August 1972, Part IV-Section 3, Pages 435-436. f BY4 : @.N. Act 321 &and Reforms (F fxatt'on 409 of Ceiling on Land ) Second Amendment TAMIL NADU ACT NO. 32 OF lW4.* THE TAMIL NADU LAND REFORMS (FIXATION OF CEILING ON LAND) SECOND AMENDMENT Ae, 1974. [Received the assent of the President on the 25th July 1974, Jirst published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary on the 1st August 1974 (Adi 16, Arrantha (2005-Tiruvalluvar Andu)).] An Act further to amend the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1961. BE it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Tamil Nadu in the Twenty-fifth Year of the Republic of India as follows :- I. This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu JAnd Short ti&. Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land ) Second Amend- ment Act, 1974. 2. In this Act, " principal Act " means the Tamil Nadu Wtba. Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1961 (Tamil Nadu Act 58 of 1961), as subsequently modified. 3. [Th. amendment made by this section has already been fncorporated in the principal Act, namely, the Tamil Nu& Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1961 (Tamil Nadu Act 58 of 1961).] 4. [The amendment made by this section has already been incorporated in the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Reduction of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1970 (Tamil Nadu Act 1 7 of 1970),] 5. Notwithstanding anything contained in any judg- Validatfan. ment, decree or order of any court or other authority, all acts done and proceedings taken by any officer or authority under the principal Act before the date of the publica- tion of this Act in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on the basis that any transfer or sub-division of land effect- ed after the notified date and before the date of the publi- cation of the notification under sub-section (1) of section 18 was void shall, for all purposes be deemed to be and to have always been validly done or taken in accordance with law as if section 3 of this Act had been in force at all material times when such acts or proceedings were done or taken. • For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Tami! Aradu Government Gazette Extraordiauy, dated the 3rd April 1974, Part IV-Section 1, Pages 77-78. 7% Land Reforms (Fixation of El978 : T.N. Act 25 Ceiling on Land) Amendnaent TAMIL NADU ACT NO. 25 OF lWb* THE TAMIL NADU LAND REFORMS (FIXATION OF CEILING ON LAND) AMENDMENT ACT, 1978. [Received the assent of the President on the 15th May 1978, Jirst published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary on the 18th May 1978 ( Vaikasi 4, Kalayukti (2009-Tiruvalluvar Andu)).] I An Act further to amend the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms ( Fixation of Ceiling on Land ) Act, 1961. BE it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Tamil Nadu in the Twenty-ninth Year of the Republic of India as follows:- short title. 1. This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Amendment Act, 1978. Dccluation. a. It is hereby declared that this Act is for giving effect to the policy of the State towards securing the principles laid down in Part IV, and in particular clauses (b) and (c) of article 39, and article 46 of the Constitution. Definition. 3. In this Act, " principal Act " means the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1961 (Tamil Nadu Act 58 of 1961), as subsequently modified. 4. [The amendments made by this s ction hve alrbadY been incorporated in the principal Act, namely, the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1961 (Tamil Nadu Act 58 of 1961).] I Grtrin pro"+ 5. (1) Notwithstanding anything 'contained in the dons of Tam11 Tamil Nadu Land Reforms(Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Nd" Act Of Sixth Amendment Act, 1972 (Tamil Nadu Act 7 of 1974) i:tt :::ct,tO (hereinafter in this section referred to as the 1972 Aot) or in any judgment, decree or order of any court or other - • For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Tamil Nadu Govern- mnt Gazette Extraordinary, dated the 28th March 1978, Part IV- &@n 1, Page 238. 1978 :' T.N. Act %l Land J?eforms (Fixation of 797 Ceiling on Land) Amendment authority, sub-section (2) of section 3 of the 1972 Act shall b,: omitted and shall be deemed always to have been omitted and accordingly the modifications made to section 18 of the principal Act by the said sub-section (2),- (a) shall be deemed never to have been made and the provisions of the said section 18 of the principal Act as they stoodprior to the said modjficaticns shall continue in force and shall be deemed always to have continued in force ; and (b) shall be deemed never to have had the effect of vesting in the State Government, the surplus lands specified In any notification published under sub-section (1) of the said section 18 of the principal Act on or after the 2nd May 1962 and betore the date of publication of this Act in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, from a date earlier to the date of the publication of the notifi- cation under the said sub-se ction (1) and shall be deemed always to have had the effect of vesting in the State Government such surplus lands, only with effect from the date of the publication of such notification. (2) Anything done or any action taken under the principal Act in pursuance of the provisions of sub- s ection (2) of section 3 of the 1972 Act, shall be rebopened and determined in accordance with the provisions of the principal Act, as modified by this Act. 6. Notwithstanding anything contained in any judg- Vesting of ment, decree, or order of any court or other authority,- certain swpius lands and (a) where before the date of publication of this Act in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, a notification under sub-section (1) of section 18 of the principal Act has been published, the surplus land specified in such notification shall be deemed to have vested in the State Government, with effect from the date of such publication only, and accordingly the provisions of the principal Act, as modified by section 4 of this Act, shall for all pur- poses apply and be deemed always to have been applied in respect of such surplus lands so vested ; and (b) all acts done and proceedings taken by any officer or authority under the principal Act, on the basis that compensation in respect of surplus lands referred ?9$ Land R~$ovlNs (Pixdtion of [19?8 : 2.N. Act 25 Ceiling on Land) Ainedmmt I I to in ckse (a) shall be payable only according to the rates specified in Schedule I11 of the principal Act, as in force on the date of publication of the said notification, shall, for all purposes be deemed to be and to have always been validly done or taken in accordance with law, as if section 4 of this Act had been in force at all material times when such acts or proceedings were done cr taken. 1979 : T.N. Act IlJ Land &forms (Pixation of 977 Ceiling on Land) Amendment TAME NADU ACT NO. 11 0%1979.* THE TAMIL NADU LAND REFORMS (FIXATION OF CEILING ON LAND) AMENDMENT ACT, 1979. [Received the asselit of the President on the 21st March 1979, fist published in theTamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary on the 22nd March 1979 (Panguni 8, Kalayukti (2010- Tiruvalluvar Andu)). J An Act further to amend the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1961. BE it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Tamil Nadu in the Thirtieth Year of the Republic of India as follows :- 1. (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Land $art title Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Amendment Act, and wm- 1979. menocmtnt. (2) It shall be: deemed to have come into for* on the 27th October 1978. 2. It is hereby declared that this Act is for giving effect Declaration. to the policy ofthe State towa~ds securing theprinci- pies laid down in Part IVY and in particular clauses (b) and (6) of Article 39 and Article 46 of the Constitution. , 3. In this Act " principal Act" means the Tamil Nadu Dehition, Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1961 Vamil Nadu Act 58 of 1961 1, as subsequently modified. 4-7. [The amendments ma& by these sections have already been incorporated in the principal Act, namely, the Tamil Nadu Land Reform (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1961 (TamilNadu Act 58 of 1961).] 8. Notwithstanding anything contained in any judgment, Validatioa. decree or order of any court or other authority, all acts dam and proceedings taken by any officer or authority under the: principal Act before the 27th October 1978, on the basis,- (a) that " person " referred to in sub-section (1) of section 50 of the principal Act shall include family ; or A- + For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Tamil Nadu Gopernment Gazette Extraordinaw, dated t hr 16th February 1979, part Iwection 1, Pages 25-26. 978 Land Reforms (Fixatiofi of (1979: T. N. Ad it I Ceiling on Land) Amendment I Cb) that the amount payable under sub-section (1) of tho said section 50 in respect of any right, title or interest in any land held by a family or deemed to be held by a family under sub-section (2) of section 5 of the principal Act, shall be determined in respect of the whole of such right, title or interest of the family in such land as a unit, whether such right, title or interest was held individually or jointly by some or all of the members of that family, shall, for all purposes be deemed to be, and to have always been, validly done or taken in accordance with law, as if section 4 of this Act had been in force at all material times when such acts or proceedings were done or taken. bring, 9. Any proceeding taken or order passed under the principal Act which has been disposed of between the 2nd May 1962 and the 27th October 1978, contrary to the provisions of the principal Act, as amended by section 4 of this Act, shall be reopened and disposed of in accor- dance with the provisions of the principal Act as so amended I Provided that no mch proceeding or order, shall be reopened under this section after the expiry of a period of five years from the 27th October 1978. Repeal and 10. (1) Th Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of saving. Ceiling c n Land Second Amendment Ordinance, 1978 (Tamil Nadu Ordinance 14 of 1978), is hereby repealed. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything dom or any action taken under the principal Act, as amended by the said Ordinance, shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of the principal Act as amended by this Act. I $&o and .tZerbrr& (~ixixation cd 1198i : Ceiling on Land) Amendment TAMIL NAIIU ,*ACT NO. *59 OF l981. * THE TAMIL NADU LAND REFORMS ~(FI.~TRON OF CEILING ON LAND) AMENDMENT Am, 1981. [Received the aassest of the President on the 19th .Smkr 198 1, first publiched in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary on the 23rd Septettaber 1981 (Purattasi 7, Tlummathi-20 12-TiruvctIIu~i1r dA~dk),] &a Act further to amend the Tamil Nadu Land Reform (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 196 1. 139 it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Tamil Nddu in the Thirty-second Yeas of the Republisef Ma . as follows :- a~ title 1. (1) This Aot may be called the' Tamil Nsidut'LBlid and cam- 'Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land).AmeMmbnt Act, mGnmmt* 1981. , (2) (a) The provisions of this \A&,+ +ex* t clauce (a) of section 2, shall be deemed to have oome atd&Pire on the 30th :he 1981, t' (b) (Cause (a) of section 2 shall be-deemed%&%gwve come into force on the 15th January 1972. Tamil Nadu 2. The Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation- bP&lUag "580f1961~ on Land) Act, 1961 (Tamil. NPU Act 58 of 1961), as m rub- saq~tly subsequently modified, shall have effect as if, in seotion modifiad to 94-B,- have dect subject to (a) in sub-section (I), for the words " seven years ", m~~ti**8~ the words " eight years " had been substituted ; (b) to sub-seotion (I), the following proviso had been added, namely : - "Provided that where the said corporation is of opinion that any land held by it under any such amtract of tenancy, is no longer required ibr the purposes of that corporation, then the said corpori~tion may terminate such contract of tenanwin respect of such land, andielearn CUG~ land to the !andowner concerned.", *For Statement of Objects and Reasom, sea. ^Timil ''Narkr &vernmcnt Gazetfe Estraordinarv, dated 21rf AmOml, Part IV-Secrioa 1, pager 621-6362. 3. (I) .The. Tamil . Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of ~tpsal and ailing on Land) Amendment Ordinanoe, 1.981 (Tamil savins* Nadu Ordinanel 8 - of 1981), is hereby repealed. (25 Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done OP aw action taken under the p1 incipal Act, as amended by tb 's@d idrdi~nce, shall be deemed to have been done otta&n pnde~ ,the corresponding provisions oft he prinaal AG~, ah*amendcd by this Act. *a: - TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GUEW EXT~~N#RY in C .- -r a- -- • ---. . - . - ~. -- --- . - • ". I. --. I I l or hospital purposes.-(I] Mtviit'hstandlnp ; anything cdn&ined I this Act, but subject to the provisions of section 73,-' -; '! , - , .* , 1 . , I (a) if any public trust created before the 1st March 1972 desires to llold or acquire any larid in excess Of the ceilidi area for 1 I I the purpose of, and in the case of any public trust created hftbt the 1st March 1972, if such public trust desires to hold . or . acquire any I. land for the purpose of- . -. . 3.". . , I I (i) establighing any educational institution or hospital ; or ~ I ( ii ) expanding any existing educational institution or I hospital by way of addition to, alteration sf, or improvemefit t6, atfjl educational institution or hospital, or (b) if any educational institution or hospital desires te 1 hold or acquire any land in excess of the ceiling area for the pur- pose of expanding the educational institution or hospithl by way of • -. adcliiio11 to, alteration of, or improvement to,ihe educational institu- tion or hospital, n '. it shall make an application to the Gwemment for permission l~ I i;ld or acquire such land. Every such application shall tie in ivriting zntl shall contain such particulars as may be prescribed. I I i E.rplanufion.-In this sectSon and in clause (iv-A) of section 73, I ' educational institution 'means any college (including engineering or < 1 r!ic.dical or agricultural or veterinary college] or any s~ho~l Or other 1 1 I/ I ciluivalznt institution or any polytechnic institution. i 1 ;I I/ (2) The Government may grant the permission whether I 1 prospcctivcly or I-ett*ospcctively for the whole or part of tfie land sl?ccificd in the application subject to such conditions ab: they dccnt fit or I-efuse to grant such permission. The Order grantling such ;~c~.nlission shall contain the particulars of the land in respcct of wllich such pernlission is granted. • b , . , . , ,&3J:The Government: shglk, in deciding whethcr to grant or ' ref use the permission undef sub-section (2), take into considel%tion the following factors, namdy :-- • : .' li 14: V. . ' (qJ,;tl~e purposes and objectives of the public trust or edu- : ', cati~~q~~"@tituon . .# or hospital, as ths case may be ; , " -?gWf " ':;' (6) whether the land is required for immediate use or use in dture ; and 1 * ,I.&: ' (c) such other particulais as may be prescribed. -(4) The Government ]nay cancel the permission in respect of any lad *granted under this section on the breach of any condi- tion specified by the, Government. " ; (3) in section 73, after clause (iv), the following clause had Wn inserted, namely :- I , I. .J ~jt ; '' (iv-A). any land in respect bf which the Government have gbted permission, to any .public trust or educational institution or hospibl under section 37-B and such permission continues in force : . , that such land shall be exempt only so long as the conditiobs; 'if any, specified b; the ~ov;rnment are con~plied with ;". . . • * (By order of the Governor) '. S. VADIVELU, ,I . Commissioner nnd Secretary to Goverrzmerct, ,I, Law Department. rece is h l3E Nad f ollc the ' tic i the \ (iii) for the Explanation, the ; following Explanation " Explanation.-In this section,- ,/. (A) " educational in~ti~tution" means any college including engineering or medical or agricultural *or veterinary . I ollege) or any school or other equivalent institution or any ply- rl (I! chnic institution ; r (B) " ]lospital" means any place for the reception . .. ,I . b treatment of persons suffering from illness or injury- and includes ny maternity home, asylum, infirmary, lying-in-hospital or any place , . y/ , r the reception and treatment of persons during convalesbence, but * 'A 1 es not include a dispensary. "; v ! l and) (c) in sub-section (2), for the! -words "whether prospec- tively or retrospectively ", the word ", prosfi:ctively " had been - I ubstituted ; f fur cipl~s ution. Tamil I961 (d) in sub-section (3), in clausa (a), the words " QT ducaticnal institution or hospital, as the* case may br. " had been rnitted ; I ' , I !lkr (2) in section 73, in clause (iv-A), : words " or ducationa! institution or hospital '? had been omitted. 5. Repeal and saving.-(1) The Tamil Nadu Land Refonns Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Amendment Ordinance, 1987 (Tamit adu Ordinance 4 of 1967), is hereby repealed. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any ~ction takcn undcr the principal Act, as amended by the said hdinance, shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the rincipal Act as amended by this Act. (By order cf the Governor.) S. VADIVELU, Commission~r 0nd Secretary to Government, Law Depart~~int. , .' .. c,' " . 3 .. -- .. . . . . . ,.-. .A. , 2. Tamil Nadu Act 58 of 1961, as subsequently modified, to have eflecr subject to mo1ificati0tts.-The Tamil Ndu Laud Ref0n~8 (Fixation of Wig on LsndJ Ad, 1961 (Tamil Nadu A:cr 58 of 1%1), as' subsequemtly modified, &dl hnve effect as if,- (a) in sect@ 15, in ahsodon (I), for tho words "two hmdred rupees ", the words '*two thousrnd tllpccs" Lad been (b] in section 86, for tb mrda **two bun'drd rupees", 'the t • sr6 words "two thousand mp&' fiad been substituted; 3 'Y (c) in section 87, for h womb "onk thaurrad mpeet", the words "tm thou~md mpm'' had b&cr, subsiituted; w) N-2 &. (196)--1 TMU MDU GOVERNMUNT GAZETTE EXTW L 8 - D (d) in section 88, for the words "one thousand rupees", the If. words "two thousand rupees" had been substituted; B, (e) in seotion 89, for the words "one ?,usand rupees", the f.' words "two thousand rupees'qad been substituted; I k Ic ' ts (j) in section 90, for the words "five hundred rupees", the gfi words "two thousand rupees1' had been substituted; (g) in section 91, for the words "one thousand rupees ", the sZ; h words "two thousand rupees" hard been subs'tituted. *:* * I I (By - order of the Governor) P. JEYASINGH PETER, Secretary to Government, Law Department. • - PRIkTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE DIRECTM OF STATIONERY AND PRlN?WG, OH BEHALF OF THE G0Vf;RNMEKT OF 1 AMIL NADU _ ' + -/ -err. S*-l-.Y -rrrr- -,c- - TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDIN&RY -- ,.- " ---.I*,. -LII -N .-- , -- ++!...- --. -. __________ ---- - ---- .- 5 ~LC: : : , , .,' * , ,. , I ./'t - if , . . The lb:loui~g Act of tllc Tamil Nadu Legislative Asscnlbly receiked the assent of - the Pres.dcnt on thc 12th August 1994 ;.nu is hereby publishad for gcncral informati0u:- ACT Nct. 47 OF 1994. nn Act f urtker ro ( me ld the Tantil Nadu Land Rejoriir.~ (F~A ?tion oj Cciling 011 Land) Act, 1961. BE it enacted by the L.egislat~ve hssen,bljr of the Stste of Tan;il Eadu in the Forty-fifth Year of the Republic of I~idia as follows :- Short title 1. (1) This Act may be caller! the Tamil Kadu La::d ~:'orms (Fixation of and , Ceiling on Land) ~mer dment Act, 1594. commence- ment. (2) Clause (11 of sectior~ 3 shall be deerxed to have CCi ne into force on the 24th day of Juiy 1991. 1- . Definitioll. 2. In this Act, "principal Act " means the Tamil Nadu Land Refor111s (Fixation Talril Nad~ of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1961, as subsequentlY modified. Act 58 of 1961 .' Tamil Nadu 3. The principal Act slia11 have effect as if.- . Aot 58of 1961 a;s subsequent- tly modified (1) in sectiol~ 77-C, after sub-section (5), tnc; followi~lg sub-section ]lad been to have effect inserted, nanielY :-. subjeot to modifications. "(6) (a) In the e\ ent of the occurlci,ce of any Vacancy in the office of the Chairman by reason of his death, resignation or otherwise, the Vice-chairman shall act as the Chairman until thedate on which a new Chairman, appointed in accordance with the provisions of this Act to fill such vacancy, enters upon his office. (b) When the Chairman is unable to discharge his functions owing to absence, illness or any other cause, the Vice-Chairnlan shall discharge the func- tions of the Chairman u~til the date 01; which the Chairman resumes his duties ."; (2) in section 77-D, after sub-section (2), the following sub-section had been inserted, namely :- "(2-A) The Chair~~iar., Vice-Chainnan or other Member may, by notice in writ~ng wider his hand addressed to the Governor of the State, resign his office : Provided that the Chairman, Vice-Chairn,an or other Member shall, unless he is permitted by the Goverr or of the State to relinquish his office sooner, con- tinue to hold office until the expiry of three months from the date of receipt of such notice or until a person duly appoirjted as his successor enters upon hjs oEce or until the expiry of his tenn of office, whjchever is the earliest.". I Validation. 4. Anything done or any action or proceeding taken or any order made by the Vice-chairman of the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms Special Appellate Tribur al, under the principal Act, at any tin~e on or after the 24th day of July 1991 and before the date of the publication of this Act in the Tanlil Nadu Governme~zt Gazette, shall, for all purposes, be dee~red to be, and to hlve always been, validly done or taken or made in accordar ce with law, as if section 57-C of ti& principal Act as anended by this Act, had been in force at all material times when such thing or action or order was doi?e or taken or made and shall not be liable to be questioned in any court of law. (By order ot tho Gover~~or) M , MUNIRAMP.N, Secretary to Govrrnincnr, . , Law Departme.-1. .Registered No (Price, 15 pa/ I ,* GOVERNMENT GAZETTE I EXTRAORDINARY PUPLlDHlO BY AUTHORJR I MADRAS, FRIDAY? MAY JO, 1996 Chithirai 2 8, Thadhu, Thiruvalluvar Aandu- 2027 • -- -- fq - Part IV-Sectionb 2 k Td Mu ACW and Onliollocar, - _ r.L - -4-v The following Act of tho Tamil Ndu Legislative Assembly received the assent of the President on the 2nd May 1996 and is hereby published for genepal information :- ACT No. 11 OF 1996. An Act lurtlier to amend the Tamil Ndu;Land Reforms (Fixation oj Ceiling on Land) Act, 1961. Rr: it cnacted by the Lcgislative Assembly of the Statc of Tamil Nadu in the I 1;orty-fifth Year of the Republic of India as follows:- 1. This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling sh,,* title, on Land) Second Amendment Act, 1994. 2. It is hereby declared that this Act is for giving effect to the policy of the State Declaration towards securing the principles laid down in clauses (b) and.(c) of Article 39 of the Constitution. 3. In this Act, "principal Act" means the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation ~ofi~iti,,,,, of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1961, as subsequently modified. 4. The principal Act shall, on and from the f th day of April 1960, have effect, T~I ~d ,, as if. section 22 had been renumbered as sub-section (I) of that &n d after Rot 1%~ ~?-;f;: := (1 I :: 5: 43f=~~~f~~~2~-5-fl~~~~~ s-, me:- = flaw elbe mw tf rndl~c~uo "(2) Fo,: the purpose of sub-section (I), if any transfer or partition has the effect of reducit g t3e extent of surplus la~a in excess of tbe ceiling area, such transfer or partition. whether bonafidt, or not, sball be ion5trucd as defdng tbe prhioos of :'.la .Act.". - A Grol;~ IJ'-, LT. 324-1 P 7 r • - TA MIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRA0 KDINA RY . --. -C-. -I • -.. 4c.- ---- -a -1 - -.,.,.--- *, ._I ?=I- II19.a- ..I 1 * J0-) "" --a Vaiiddtio~. 5. Notwithstanding anything conained in any law for the time t -i:irj in fnrce 'COVE or in any judgement, decree or order of any court or other authoi~iy, all acts done or proceedings taken in rcspect of cases falli ~g under sec1:on 22 of tllc pni~cipal Act by the authorized oficer before the date of Lhe publication of thla Act in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazetre, which are in c:onformity with the provisions of section 22 of the principal Act, as amended by >ectii n 4 of th~s Act. sh;lil, for all purposes be deemed to be, and to nave always been, va1id.y done or taken in accordance with law, as if sestic~ 22 of the principal Act as amended by section 4 ot this Act had been in force at all material tines whch such acts or pioceedings osf'e linno or DK~ R. ening of certain cases. 6. Notwithstanding ar~ything contained in arty law tor tn : tirll~ bc~lig In lorce or in any judgement, decree dr order of any court or other authority, but subject fo the provisions of sectio~ 21-A of the principal Act, any proceeding taken or order passed under the principal Act which has been disposed of before the date of the publication of this Act in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, contrary to th~ provisions of section 22 of the principal Act, as amended by se~tion 4 of this Act, snail bc rcapened and disposed of in accordance with the provisions of section 22 of th3 principal Act as so amended : Provided that no such proceeding or order :,hall be reopened u..d~:r Llus sect lo^^ NO - after the expiry of a period of five years from the date of the publication ~1' I his Ab' in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette: %Provided further that no such proceeding C,T order shall be reope~~ell uulc5s the oerson affected has had a reasonable opportunity of being heard I== I Z : Bv order or' the Govern01 j & .VIU:\;lkAIUANi Secretary to Government, Law Department. 628 ] CHENNAI, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1'3% Aispasi 18, Vek~tthaniva. Thirrxx allcvar Aa:3du--2025t w.? ' B Part IV - section i I Tamil Nadu.Acts and Ordinances. 1 Tile ]'allowing ,\o[ of tllc Tamil Nirtltl (,c~i.;l:!livc of tile Presjdcllt on tllc 27th October 1998 :\lid is hcrwby !? inforination :- ACT No. 36 07 1998. P' ' otz L~md Act. 196i. , An Act JL,rther to anz?lz(Z the T(1nzil Nndsr Lc-nrl Reforms (Fimtioiz oj Ceilirtg in the 1. This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Cciling Short title. on Land) A~nendment Act, 1998. ij. 2. It is 11eret)y declared that this Act is for giving effect to the policy of the Declaration. State towards securing the principles laid down In clauses (h) and (0 of Article 39 of the Constitution. a Nadu 3. Tile Tarnil Nadu Land Reforn~s (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act. 1961. Tamil Madu Act as s~~bsequently modified, shall have effect, as if,- 58 of 1961, as subsequently modified, to have effect ((!) in section 7, after the proviso, the following Esplcnl:tb~ Iud been :~dded, subject to namely :- modification. '6 ~~/~,l~~ti~~l.-~ot~itlfitanding anythingcontainsd jn this Act, lor tile purpose of this proviso, " acre" means ordinary acre. ". (6) in section 63, after llle lourti1 proviso, the following Expli,nutiorl had been addcd, namely :--- dl EVpl.ntation.- No~witlzstanding anytl~ingcontained in this Act, for tl~c p~vposc of the third proviso " acre" means ordinary acre. ". T' #P (By order of the Goverilor.) 4 A. K. KAJ IN, • - - -- ----_ ----- - -- .- -- ! . .- ,.-. . -. , . VERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU [Registered No. M-1 I ( Price : Rs. 0.15 TAMILNADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORD ~NA RY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORIT* No. 2691 , CHENNAT, THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1999 Pdngufii 18, Vekuthaniya, Thiruvalluvsr Aandu-2030 information :- BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the St~te of Tamil Nadu in the Forty- ninth Year of the Republic of Jndia as fallows :- ' title and I I Part IV - Section 2 I i The fol!owing Act of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly remi, 2d the assent of the Pres~dent on the 18th March 1999 and is hereby published for general I ACT No. 7 OF 1999. I An Act further p amend the Tamil Nadu Land Refarms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1961. 1. (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Larid Reforms (Fixation of shorl Ceiling on Land) ~hird Amendment Act, 1998. comm~?ncement. , (21 It shall ccme into force at Once. - .-, • - 2. The Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1961, Tarnu Nadu as subsequently modified, shall have effect, as if in section 108,- Act 58 of l961, as subsequently Wed, to $fed . . (A Gto up) IV-2 EX. (269)-1 [ 25 I (a) in clause (a), for the words "twenty-five rvpec s", tf.c wcrds "one hundred mot rupees" had been substituted ; have e C subject to k (b) in clause (&), for the words "five rupees*', the words "one hundred rupees" mo~cdtfms had been subst~tuted ; . . .. ,.-... TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EX~RAORDINAR~ Q6 _.------ /- v- • --- --- ----- -- -. . (,) in clause (c), for the words "twentyfive ruyees", the v, ~rds "OW h~lldred p2esY' had wen substituted : i (d) for dapse (d), the followil g clause had been substituted. namely ' "(d) any 2ppli& iCP fFr revision ay I h, L :r. 3 Commissioner under section I 82, shall be one @-&"-rd rrlpfcs" : (e) in (r), for toe words "ten rupees", the words "one hundrd ~~ees*' i bad been substituted. t: C i K. PARTHASARATHY, Secretary to Government, Law ~epnrtrnent. f~y order of the Governor) --IRWXOR OF STATIONERY AND PRI~~ n.v.---~- A- #WAS- WTA~TT I - I ; AND PUBLISHED BY TH@ D OF TKP. GOVEnrumo~r. vt. I-LAL, KVLUW. ! 1 - 'TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY -- 1 l9' ?'he following Act ofthe Tatnil Nadu I.egis1ative i\sseinbly received tl~eassent ofthe President on the 1 st July 2003 and is hereby published for general information:- ACT No. 26 OF 2003. An Act jiirthrr to otnend the Tuwil NcrL Lend Rcfo~.~ornrs (Fi.urtion q f Ceiling on LuntJ) Act, 1961. BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State ofTamil Nadu in the Fifty-fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows:--- 1. ( I) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on short title and Land) Amendment and Special Provisions Act, 2003. commence- . ment. (2) It shall come into force at once. 2. In the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1961 An~endmentto (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act),- . scctims3. 13;. , '"' 14 and 34. (a) in sectioi.13, clause (39-A) shall be omitted; (b) iil section 13, in sub-section (I), in clause (i) the words "or the Special Appellate ~ribunal" slall be omitted; (c) in section 14, in sub-section(! ), the words "or the Special Appellate Tribunal" shall be omitted; (d) in section 34, for the expression "Subject to the provisions of section 83;- • the decision" the expression "The decisionw shall be substituted. . 3.. Chapter X-A of the principal Act shall be omitted. Omission of "t . . Chapter X-A. 4. In section 79 of the principal Act, including marginal heading, for the words Aniendmentof "Special Appellate Tribunal", wherever they occur the words "High Court" shall be Secti0n79. . substituted. Lr 5. For section 83 of the principal Act, the following section shall be substituted, Substitution of 4 ' section 83. "83. Revision by High Court.-Subject to the provisions of section 79, every Land Tribunal shall be deemed to be a Court subordinate to the High Court for the purposes of section 1 IS of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Central Act V of 1908) and its orders shall be liable to revision by the High Court under the provisions of that section.". 6. In section 84 of the pritiripnl Arl. for llir words "Spcc1;\1 A~qwll.~fc 'I'r ~hunnl" thc wo~cts "Iligll (:ourtm shall be substituted. 7. In section 105 of the principal Act, the words "Special Appellate Tribunal" shall be omitted. 8. After section 106 of the principal Act, the following section 107 shall t,e inserted, namely :- "107. Bur qf;/trris(iicti~n of Civil Cott~%~.---Except as otherwise provided in this Act, no civil court shall have jurisdiction to decide or deal with any question whic:h is by or under this Act required to be decided or dealt with by the authorised offict~r, Land Board, the Land Commissioner, the Land Tribunal or other authority.". 9. In section 108 of the principal Act. in clauses (c) and (e), for tlie words "Special Appellate Tribunal", the words "High Court" shall be wibstituted. AI~~CI~~II~~III (11' section 84. Amendment of section 105. Insertion of new section 107. 120 1 AM[\, NA[I() (;OVi:l<NM ENI' (iA%ETTE EXTRAORDINAKY -r __ ____ -___--- I I ,~:sfer of 10 ( 1) All c~scs :onnt.cted \\ tth the Irlllij rclolt11\ dealt i\ 1111 under the pr111ctpdl Act pendrng and pending In the Spcclal Appellnfe Irtbltnal tmmeiitately before the dale of oroccccirngs In Lhe Spec~al corn~nencetnent ofth~:, Act as 14 auld ha\'e been bb~thln the jut isdlctton of the fItyh Court, Appellate if the cauws of ac tlon on \~htch such p~oceedings are based had artsen after the satd date I r~bunal to of comn~el~~emel~t, shall stand transferred to the El tgh Court with effect from the date of . the I ~rph the comnrcnce~nc:nt or' this Act ('our1 (2) All trr\c.\ - ([I) COIIII~C~L'~ \\ 1111 the \alldlty of any order grantlng exemption under ram11 Nadu Aa I sub-sectton ( 1 ) of s-ctlon 2 1 of the repealed Tam11 Nadu Urban Land (Cetl~rrg and 23 01 1978 Regulatrc,n) Act, 1978 (hct caf~cl referred to as 1978 Act) and any actton taken thereundrl. as lefetled lo 111 clausl: (h) of sub-sect~on (I) of sectlon 3 of the Tam11 Nadu Urban Land ((.c,tlln? ,ind !<c.c~lln Ion) Kcpeal Act. 1999 (hereafter referred to as 1999 Act), and lanirl Ndtlu Ad () t1.1 t~: 2. I. I, I 15-13 1111 10 f I 97 A I so fa a ?' "' '90" i ~uch ploccectlngs arc icl~tilhlc to tile Innti, possesston of wlllch has been taken ovel by tl~c S~JIC Ciol~enlmcnt 131 zny pcisoi~ tluly ~~rl!lorl\cd by the State (;ovemrnent 111 thls behalf or by tho I Conpetcnt A~~tllol ~t). '1s icte~le~l to in the ptovlso to sechon -I of the 1999 Act, and pelidlng 111 the Specla1 Appellaie'Tnbunal tmmedlately before the date ofcommencen~entofth~s Act aswould k~ve i becn \vtthm the ju~~s(l~ct~o~~ of the klrgll Court, ~f the causes ofact~on on whlch arc11 ptoceedtngs are based had at Isen aftcr the salcl date ofconm~cnceincnt, shall stand transferred to the Htgh Court with effect from the date of the commencement of this Act. i (By order of the Governor) A. KRISHNANKUTTY NAIR Secretory to Government. Law Department. - ., -...---- ----- -- a - ----- -- PRIN r1.I) ANI) PI1131 I\IIr!) RY TI-It DIKEC-JOH ()I !, fA f l()l\rt HY AN[) I'RIN I IN(;, ('){kNNA[ oh, 131 llAI k OF I If[+ CiOVFKNh4l Y I ()I IAMI\ N?\f)IJ ©[Regd. No. TN/CCN/467/2009-11. GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU[R. Dis. No. 197/2009. 2010[Price: Re. 0.80 Paise. TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARYPUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 174]CHENNAI, THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 2010 Vaikasi 27, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2041 Part IV—Section 2 Tamil Nadu Acts and Ordinances [91] IV-2 Ex. (174) The following Act of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly received the assent of the President on the 6th June 2010 and is hereby published for general information:— ACT No. 23 OF 2010. An Act further to amend the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1961. B E it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu in the Fifty-ninth Year of the Republic of India as follows:— 1.(1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Amendment Act, 2008. (2) (a) Section 3 shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st day of March 1972. (b) Section 4 shall be deemed to have come into force on the 15th day of July 1987. 2.It is hereby declared that this Act is for giving effect to the policy of the State towards securing the principles laid down in clauses (b) and (c) of Article 39 of the Constitution. 3.In section 37-A of the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), for sub-section (1) excluding the Explanation thereunder, the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— “(1) If any industrial or commercial undertaking desires to acquire any land in excess of the ceiling area or desires to hold land acquired in excess of the ceiling area, it shall make an application to the Government for permission to acquire such land or for permission to hold such acquired land as the case may be. Every such application shall be in writing and contain such particulars as may be prescribed: Provided that an application for permission to hold such acquired land shall be made within such period as may be prescribed.”. Short title and commence- ment. Declaration. Amendment of section 37-A. Tamil Nadu Act 58 of 1961. 92TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY 4.In section 37-B of the principal Act, for sub-section (1) excluding the Explanation thereunder, the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— “(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, but subject to the provisions of section 73,— (a) if any public trust created before the 1st March 1972 desires to acquire any land in excess of the ceiling area or desires to hold land acquired in excess of the ceiling area; and (b) if any public trust created after the 1st March 1972 desires to acquire any land or desires to hold land acquired, for the purpose of,— (i) establishing any educational institution or hospital; or (ii) expanding any existing educational institution or hospital by way of addition to, alteration of, or improvement to, any educational institution or hospital, it shall make an application to the Government, for permission to acquire such land or for permission to hold such acquired land, as the case may be. Every such application shall be in writing and shall contain such particulars as may be prescribed: Provided that an application for permission to hold such acquired land shall be made within such period as may be prescribed.”. 5. Notwithstanding anything contained in the principal Act, or in any judgment, decree or order of any court or other authority, every application made by any industrial or commercial undertaking or public trust and every permission granted by the Government under section 37-A or 37-B of the principal Act, before the date of publication of the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Amendment Act, 2008 in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette shall be as valid and effective as if the said sections 37-A and 37-B as amended by the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Amendment Act, 2008 had been in force at all material times and the said application and permission had been made and granted thereunder. (By order of the Governor) S. DHEENADHAYALAN, Secretary to Government, Law Department. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE DIRECTOR OF STATIONERY AND PRINTING, CHENNAI ON BEHALF OF THEGOVERNMENT OFTAMILNADU Validation Amendment of section 37-B. 249-Ex-IV-2—1 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY © [Regd. No. TN/CCN/467/2012-14. GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU [R. Dis. No. 197/2009. 2018 [Price: Rs. 9.60 Paise. No. 249] CHENNAI, THURSDAY, JULY 12, 2018 Aani 28, Vilambi, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2049 Part IV—Section 2 Tamil Nadu Acts and Ordinances CONTENTS [ 87 ] Pages. ACTS : No. 22 of 2018—The Tamil Nadu Establishment of Private Law Colleges (Regulation) Act, 2018 .. .. .. .. .. 88-90 No. 23 of 2018—The Tamil Nadu Sugarcane (Regulation of Purchase Price) Act, 2018 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 91-100 No. 24 of 2018—The Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Amendment Act, 2018 .. .. .. .. .. 101-102 No. 25 of 2018—The Tamil Nadu Appropriation (No.3) Act, 2018 .. ..103-109 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY 101 The following Act of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly received the assent of the Governor on the 12th July 2018 and is hereby published for general information:— ACT No. 24 OF 2018. An Act further to amend the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1961. BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu in the Sixty-ninth Year of the Republic of India as follows:— 1. (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Amendment Act, 2018. Short title and commencement. (2) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notifi cation, appoint. Tamil Nadu Act 58 of 1961. 2. In section 3 of the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), after clause 21, the following clause shall be inserted, namely:— Amendment of section 3. “(21-A) “investment” means the investment as defi ned in the Tamil Nadu Industrial Policy, from time to time;”. 3. In section 5 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1),—Amendment of section 5. (1) in clause (a), for the expression “sub-sections (3-A), (3-B), (3-C), (4) and (5)”, the expression “clause (e), sub-sections (3-A), (3-B), (3-C), (4) and (5)” shall be substituted; (2) after clause (d), the following clause shall be added, namely:— “(e) the ceiling area in the case of every industrial or commercial undertaking, which invests more than twenty crores of rupees, shall be thirty standard acres: Provided that such land shall be dry land and the industrial or commercial undertaking shall utilise the land for industrial or commercial purposes within such period as may be prescribed and shall continue to use the said land for industrial or commercial purpose.”. (By Order of the Governor) S.S. POOVALINGAM, Secretary to Government, Law Department. TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY The following Act of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly received the assent of the Governor on the 11th July 2024 and is hereby published for general information:— ACT No. 34 OF 2024. An Act further to amend the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1961. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu in the Seventy-fifth Year of the Republic of India as follows:— Short title and commencement. 1. (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Amendment Act, 2024. (2) It shall come into force at once. Amendment to section 3(14). 2. In section 3 of the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the principal Act’), in clause (14),— (1) in sub-clause (i), for the expression “minor sons and unmarried daughters,”, the expression “minor children”, shall be substituted; (2) in sub-clause (ii), for the expression “minor grandsons and unmarried grand-daughters”, the expression “minor grand-children” shall be substituted. Tamil Nadu Act 58 of 1961. (By order of the Governor) S. GEORGE ALEXANDER, Secretary to Government, Law Department.