The Tamil Nadu Gudalur Janmam Estates (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act, 1969
The Tamil Nadu Gudalur Janmam Estates (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act, 1969
This law provides for the abolition of the traditional janmam estate system of land tenure in the Gudalur Taluk of the Nilgiris district and its conversion into a direct ryotwari revenue system. It transfers all janmam estates, including forests, communal lands, and water bodies, to the state government free of encumbrances. The legislation regulates the grant of individual land ownership titles, known as ryotwari pattas, to eligible landlords, tenants, and long-term personal cultivators based on cultivation history. It also establishes procedures for surveying lands, fixing land revenue, compensating former estate holders, and settling disputes through dedicated administrative officers and tribunals.
- 1. Short title, extent, application and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Vesting of Janmam Estates, etc., in Government
- 4. Appointment and functions of Director of Settlements
- 5. Appointment and functions of the Settlement Officers
- 6. Powers of control of the Board of Revenue
- 7. Constitution of Tribunal
- 8. Lands in which the janmi is entitled to ryotwari patta
- 9. Lands in respect of which a tenant is entitled to ryotwari patta
- 10. Grant of ryotwari patta on the basis of personal cultivation in certain cases
- 11. Lands in respect of which no ryotwari patta will be granted
- 12. Determination of lands in respect of which any person is entitled to ryotwari patta
- 13. Liability to pay land revenue to Government
- 14. Vesting of building
- 15. Rights of persons admitted into possession land in janmam estate for non-agricultural purpose
- 16. Persons admitted into possession of certain lands how dealt with
- 17. Rights of lessees of plantations
- 18. Rights of certain other lessees
- 19. Survey of Janmam Estates
- 20. Manner of effecting ryotwari settlement of Janmam estate
- 21. Compensation how determined
- 22. Compensation to be determined for the janmam estate as a whole
- 23. Basic annual sum
- 24. Component parts of basic annual sum
- 25. Computation of rent demand and deduction therefrom
- 26. Compensation act miscellaneous revenue
- 27. Sums payable to Government to be deducted.
- 28. Amount of compensation.
- 29. Determination of basic annual sum and compensation
- 30. Compensation to be paid in prescribed manner
- 31. Compensation to be deposited in office of Triibunal
- 32. Claims to be made within six months.
- 33. Duty of Tribunal
- 34. Compensation to be apportioned by Tribunal
- 35. Apportionment in the case of janmam estate held by impartible toward
- 36. Claims of creditors
- 37. Grant of ryotwari patta to maintenance holders in janmam estates held by impartible tarward
- 38. Certain janmam estates to be treated as importible janmam estate for purposes of compensation
- 39. Devolution of interest in compensation
- 40. Interim payments
- 41. Appeals
- 42. Restriction on the jurisdiction of the Tribunal and Special appellate Tribunal in certain cases
- 43. Disbursement of compensation
- 44. Limitation for claims by persons entitled to payment
- 45. Unclaimed and disbursed amounts how dealt with
- 46. Wrong and excess payments to be recoverable as land revenue
- 47. Pattadars liable to pay contribution
- 48. Determination of contribution
- 49. Recovery of contribution payable under the Act.
- 50. Obligation of transferor and transferee to give notice of transfer.
- 51. Stay of execution proceedings and prohibition of certain transfers.
- 52. Transitional provision in regard to liabilities of janmi, etc.,
- 53. Decision of Questions regarding forests
- 54. Janmi’s right to collect arrears
- 55. Rights of owner or occupier not to be affected by discontinuance of possession or occupation
- 56. Resjudicata
- 57. Limitation.
- 58. Finality of order passed under this Act.
- 59. Jurisdiction of courts barred in certain cases
- 60. Power to make rules
- 61. Act to override contract and other laws, etc.
- 62. Tamil Nadu Act 55 of 1961 to cease to apply to forests in janmam estates.
- 25(2). Section 25(2)
- 25(3). Section 25(3)
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