Schedule IV

?. 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.