KERALA LAND REFORMS ACT, 1963

KERALA LAND REFORMS ACT, 1963

Preamble Act No. 1 of 1964

S.1 Short title, extent and commencement

S.2 Definitions

S.3 Exemptions

S.4 Certain odacharthudars and persons Claiming under odacharthudars to be deemed tenants

S.4(a) Certain mortgagees and lessees of mortgagees to be deemed tenants

S.5 Certain mortgagees with possession to be deemed tenants

S.6 Certain mortgagees who were holding land on verumpattem on or after 1st Chingam, 1111 to be deemed tenants

S.6(a) Certain persons who were holding land on or after 1st December 1930, to be deemed tenants

S.6(b) Certain mortgagees in areas to which Malabar Tenancy Act extended to be deemed tenants

S.6(c) Certain lessees who have made substantial improvements, etc; to be deemed tenants

S.7 Certain persons occupying land honestly believing to be tenants, to be deemed tenants

S.7(a) Certain persons occupying land for not less than ten years to be deemed tenants

S.7(b) Certain persons occupying lands under leases granted by incompetent persons to be deemed tenants

S.7(c) Certain persons who have paid amounts for occupation land shall be deemed to be tenants

S.7(d) Certain persons occupying private forests or unsurveyed lands to be deemed tenants

S.8 Certain persons who were cultivating land on varam arrangement to be deemed tenants

S.9 Certain persons who surrendered leasehold rights but continued in possession to be deemed tenants

S.9(a) Certain surrender documents to be inadmissible in evidence

S.10 Certain other persons to be deemed tenants

S.11 Sambalapattamdar, samablachittudar etc., in certain areas to be presumed tenants

S.12 Right to prove real nature of transaction

S.13 Right of tenants to fixity of tenure

S.13(a) Restoration of possession of persons dispossessed on or after 1st April. 1964

S.13(b) Restoration of the possession of the certain holdings sold for arrears of rent

S.13(c) Cancellation of certain sales for arrears of rent

S.13(d) Cancellation of certain sales for damages

S.14 Resumption for extension of places of public religious worship

S.15 Resumption for construction of residential buildings

S.16 Resumption for personal cultivation from tenant holding more than ceiling area

S.16(a) Resumption by small holder from tenants holding more than the ceiling area

S.17 Resumption by small holder

S.18 General conditions and restrictions applicable to resumption under sections 14, 15, 16 and 17

S.19 Resumption of agricultural lands interspersed within plantations

S.20 Tenants from whom land is resumed to be paid compensation for improvements and solatium

S.21 Priority for resumption

S.22 Procedure for resumption

S.23 Tenant's right to sue for restoration of possession of land

S.24 Limitation for application for restoration under section 23

S.25 Persons entitled to restoration

S.25(a) Contract rent in the case of certain tenants

S.25(b) Determination of proportionate rent

S.26 Recovery of arrears of rent

S.27 Fair rent

S.28 Exclusion of certain lands from liability to fair rent

S.29 Preparation of record of rights

S.29(a) Bar of proceedings under Chapter XII of the Code of Criminal procedure in certain cases

S.29(b) Dispute regarding right to cultivate land

S.30 Rent payable by an intermediary

S.30(a) Jenmikaram payable where rent payable to kanam tenant is reduced

S.31 Determination of fair rent by Land Tribunal

S.32 Bar of suits for eviction, etc., pending application for determination of fair rent

S.33 Agreement as to fair rent

S.34 Date from which order determining fair rent, etc, is to take effect

S.35 Rent payable when Land Tribunal has not determined fair rent

S.36 Mode of payment of rent

S.37 Liability for assessment

S.38 Remission of rent

S.39 Abatement or reduction of rent

S.40 Invalidity of claims of dues other than rent payable

S.41 Arrears of rent to bear interest

S.42 Priority of claim for arrears of rent

S.43 Publication of prices of commodities

S.44 Publications of statistics relating to gross produce lands

S.45 Tenant's right to obtain receipt

S.45(a) Rent appropriated for period of stay to be adjusted towards rent for period after 1st May 1966

S.46 Application to Land Tribunal when landlord refuses to accept a tender

S.47 Procedure on application under section 46

S.48 Apportionment of rent on severance of interest of landlord or tenant

S.49 Notice to landlord and intermediary when the interest in the holding of the tenant is acquired

S.50 Rights of tenant to be heritable and alienable

S.50(a) Extent of tenant's right to use his holding

S.51 Surrender by tenant

S.51(a) Abandonment by a tenant

S.51(b) landlord not to enter on surrenderd or abandoned land

S.52 Rights as to timber trees

S.53 Cultivating tenants right to purchase landlord's rights

S.54 Application for purchase of landlord's rights by cultivating tenants

S.55 Purchase price

S.56 Purchase price to be distributed among the landowner and intermediaries

S.57 Procedure before the land Tribunal

S.58 Purchase price payable in instalments or in lump

S.59 Deposit of purchase price and issue of certificate of purchase

S.60 Interest on defaulted installments

S.61 Cultivating tenant to pay rent pending determination of purchase price

S.62 Recovery of instalments of purchase price on default

S.63 Payment of purchase price, amount of encumbrance, maintenance or alimony

S.64 Payment of purchase price to the landowner or intermediary to be full discharge

S.65 Special provisions relating to religious, charitable or educational institutions of a public nature

S.66 Procedure for vesting of rights of religious charitable or educational institutions in Government and for determination annuity

S.67 Payment of annuity

S.68 Vesting of the rights of religious, charitable, or educational institutions in the Government not to operate as bar to the purchase of landlord's rights by cultivating tenants

S.69 Government entitled to purchase price in certain cases

S.70 Institution entitled to rent for certain period

S.71 Tenant holding under institution to continue as tenant under the Government

S.72 Vesting of landlord's rights in Government

S.72(a) Compensation to landlords for vesting of their rights in Government

S.72(b) Cultivating tenant's right to assignment

S.72(b)(b) Right of landlord to apply for assignment and compensation

S.72(c) Assignment where application is not made by cultivating tenant

S.72(d) Purchase price

S.72(e) Rent of holdings vested in Government but not assigned to cultivating tenants

S.72(e)(e) Constitution of village committees

S.72(f) Land Tribunal to issue notices and determine the compensation and purchase price

S.72(g) Apportionment of compensation by the Land Tribunal

S.72(h) Part payment of compensation, discharge of encumbrance, etc, by Land Tribunal

S.72(i) Determination and payment of balance compensation

S.72(j) Payment of compensation to landowner and intermediary to be full discharge

S.72(k) Issue of certificate of purchase

S.72(l) Purchase price payable in instalments or in lump

S.72(m) Deposit of purchase price

S.72(m)(m) Assignment by mutual agreement

S.72(n) Special provisions relating to institutions which opted (or annuity instead of purchase price

S.72(o) Rent paid by cultivating tenant to be adjusted towards purchase price and compensation in certain cases

S.72(p) Applications under section 54 and proceedings relating thereto to abate on the date notified under section 72

S.72(q) Vesting of landlord's right not to affect right to recover arrears of rent

S.72(q)(q) Cultivating tenant not liable to pay rent if resumption application is rejected

S.72(r) Special provisions regarding Jenmikaram under the Kanasn Tenancy Act, 1955

S.72(s) Liability- for assessment after the date of vesting under section 72

S.73 Discharge of arrears of rent

S.74 Prohibition of future tenancies

S.75 Kudikidappukaran to have fixity

S.76 Rent payable by kudikidappukaran

S.77 Procedure to enforce shifting of kudikidappu in certain cases

S.78 Right of kudikidappukaran to be heritable but not alienable except in certain cases

S.79 Right of kudikidappukaran to maintain, repair etc; homestead or hut

S.79(a) Customary and other rights of kudikidappukaran

S.80 Register of kudikidappukars

S.80(a) Right of kudikidappukaran to purchase his kudikidappu

S.80(b) Procedure for purchase by kudikidappukaran

S.80(c) Deposit of purchase price and issue of certificate of purchase

S.80(d) xxxx

S.80(e) Payment of purchase price, amount of encumbrance, maintenance or alimony

S.80(f) Payment of purchase price to landowner, etc to be full discharge

S.80(g) Contribution towards purchase price

S.81 Exemptions

S.82 Ceiling area

S.83 No person to hold land in excess of the ceiling area

S.84 Certain voluntary transfers to be null and void

S.85 Surrender of excess lands

S.85(a) Certain persons to file statements

S.86 Vesting of excess lands in Government

S.87 Excess land obtained by gift, etc., to be surrendered

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S.89 Payment of advance towards compensation

S.90 Preparation of compensation roll

S.91 Payment of compensation

S.92 Payment of compensation and amount of encumbrance

S.93 Payment of compensation to be full discharge

S.94 Assignment of right vested in Government to small holders xxxx

S.95 Application for assignment of land

S.96 Assignment of lands by Land Board

S.97 Payment of purchase price

S.98 Management of surrendered lands till assignment

S.98(a) Interpretation

S.99 Constitution of land Tribunal

S.99(a) Constitution of appellate authority

S.100 Constitution of land Board

S.100(a) Constitution of Taluk Land Boards

S.100(b) Dissolution and reconstitution of Taluk Land Board

S.100(c) Powers of the Taluk land Board

S.100(d) Constitution of Land Reforms Review Board

S.100(e) Powers of the Land Reforms Review Board

S.101 Powers of the Land Board and-the land Tribunal

S.102 Appeal to appellate authority

S.103 Revision by High Court

S.104 Proceeding by or against joint families etc

S.104(a) Applications relating to holdings situate within the jurisdiction of more than one Land Tribunal

S.105 Authorised officer empowered to obtain information from persons

S.105(a) Appointment of officers for certain purposes

S.106 Special provisions relating to leases for commercial or industrial purposes

S.106(a) Special provisions relating to buildings used by kudikidappukars for commercial or industrial purposes

S.107 Costs

S.108 Application of the provisions of section 5 of the Indian limitation Act

S.108(a) Section II of Code of Civil Procedure to apply to proceedings before Land Tribunal

S.109 Constitution of Agriculturist Rehabilitation Fund and Kudikidappukars Benefit Fund

S.109(a) Solatium to small holders

S.110 Special provisions for application of the Act

S.111 Rent under certain contracts of tenancy not to be affected

S.111(a) Mortgage money not to be returned in certain cases

S.112 Apportionment of land value In cases of acquisition

S.113 Prices published under section 43 to be deemed to be market rates

S.114 Amendments to certain enactments

S.115 Appearance before Land Tribunal or appellate authority or Land Board or Taluk Land Board

S.116 Court fees

S.117 Members of the Land Board, Taluk Land Board, appellate authority and Land Tribunal to be deemed public servants

S.117(a) Penalty for disturbance of customary, easement and other rights of kudikidappukars

S.118 Penalty for failure to furnish re turn

S.118(a) Penalty for failure to furnish statement under section 85A

S.119 Penalty for furnishing false returns or information

S.120 Penalty for making false declaration

S.120(a) Registering officer not to register in certain cases

S.121 Penalty for contravention of any lawful order

S.122 Penalty for cutting trees or for removing machinery etc

S.122(a) Offences by companies

S.123 Cognizance of offences

S.123(a) Cognizance of offences under section 118A

S.124 Protection of action taken under Act

S.125 Bar of jurisdiction of civil courts

S.126 Construction of references to acres and cents

S.127 Act to override other laws, etc

S.128 Power to remove difficulties

S.128(a) Delegation of powers by Land Board

S.128(b) Wrong or excess payments recoverable under Revenue Recovery Act

S.129 Power to make rules

S.130 Laying of rules and notifications before the Legislative Assembly

S.131 Limitation

S.132 Repeal and Savings

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