The Kerala Land Reforms Act, 1963 (No.1 of 1964)
State Act of Kerala · Act 1 of 1964111 provisions11 citing judgments
The enactment
| Type | Act |
|---|---|
| Citation | Act 1 of 1964 |
| Year | 1964 |
| Jurisdiction | State of Kerala |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 111 |
| Subjects | property |
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- Section 2 Defmitions2 citing judgments
- Section 3 Exemptions3 citing judgments
- Section 4 Cert4in Odach~trthudars and persons claimint under Odacharthudars to be deemed tmants
- Section 5 Certain mortgagees wzth possesswn to be deemed tenants
- Section 7 Certain persons occupyzng land honestly believing to be tenants, to be deemed tenants
- Section 8 Certain persons who were cultwating land on varam arrangement to be dtemed tenants
- Section 9 Certain persons who surrendered leasehold rtghts but continued in possession, to be deemed tenants
- Section 10 Certain other persons to be deemed t~nts
- Section 11 Sambalapattamd«r, stzmbalachzttudar, etc., in Pal ghat district to be presumed tenants
- Section 12 Rzght to prove real nature of transaction
- Section 13 Right of tenants to fixity of tenure
- Section 15 Resumption for construction of residential buildings
- Section 16 Resumpt1on for personal cultivation from tenant holding more than cezling area
- Section 18 Genewl conditions and restrictzons applzcable to resumption under Sectzons 14, 15, 16 and 17
- Section 19 Resumption of agricultural land interspersed wrthin a plantation
- Section 20 Tenants from whom land is resumed to be paid compensatwn for improvements, and solatwm
- Section 21 Priorzty for resumptton
- Section 22 Procedure for resumption
- Section 23 Tenant's right to sue {or restoration of possesszon of land
- Section 24 Limitation for application for restoration under sectton 23
- Section 25 Per~ons entitled to restoratton
- Section 26 Recovery of arrears of rent by summary procedure
- Section 27 Fair rent
- Section 28 Excluston of certain lands from lzability to fatr rent
- Section 29 Preparation of record ofrights
- Section 30 'Rent payable by an intermediary
- Section 31 Determination of fair rent by Land Tribunal
- Section 32 Bar of suits for evictwn, etc., pending application jor determmation of fazr rent
- Section 33 Agreement as to fair rent
- Section 36 Mode of payment of rent
- Section 37 Liabzlity for assessment
- Section 38 Remwzon of rent
- Section 39 Abatement or reduction of rent
- Section 40 Invaluiity of claims of dues other than rent payable
- Section 41 Arrears y rent to bear mterest
- Section 42 Priorzty of claim for arrears of rent
- Section 43 Publicatton of prices of commodities
- Section 44 Publication of statistics relating to gross produce of landJ
- Section 45 Tenant's rzght to obtam receipt
- Section 46 Applicatzon to Land Trzbunal when landlord refuses to accept a tender
- Section 49 Notice to landlord and intermedzary when the interest zn the 'oldz11g of the tenant ts acquired
- Section 50 Rights of tenant to be l!entah/1' and alunable
- Section 51 Surrender by tenant
- Section 52 Rzghts as to timber trees
- Section 53 Cultwatzng tenant's right to purchase landlord's rigl!ts
- Section 55 Purchase pnce
- Section 56 Purchase Price to be dzstrzbuted among the landowner and mtermedia ries
- Section 57 Procedure before the Land Trzbunal
- Section 58 Purchase przce payable tn znstalmeuts or m lump
- Section 59 Deposzt of purchase pnce and zssue of certrfzcate oj purchase
- Section 60 Purchase price to bear interest
- Section 62 Recovery of znstalments of purchase Przce on default
- Section 63 Payment of purchase price, amount of encumbrance, mazntmance or alzmony
- Section 64 Payment of purchase pnce to the landowner or zntermedzary to be full ~ dzscharge
- Section 65 Speczal proviszons re!atzng to rclzgzo?ts, chantable and educational znstztutzons of a publzc 11ature
- Section 66 Procedure for vesting of rzghts qf relzgious, charitable or educatzo11al instztutions in Govemment and determznatwn qf annuzty
- Section 67 Payment qf annuzty
- Section 70 Purchase of rzght, t!lle and interest of znstztutwns
- Section 71 Tenant holdzng under the institutwn to contwUe as tenant under the Govemment
- Section 72 Vestzng if landlord's rzghts zn tenants1 citing judgment
- Section 73 Dtscluzrgr of arrears if rent
- Section 74 Prohibitzon of future tenauczes
- Section 76 Rent payable by kud1kzdappukaran
- Section 77 Filing of suzts against kud1krdappukaran in ccrtam cases
- Section 78 Rzght of kudikidappukaran to be heritable but not alienable
- Section 79 Rzght of kudz~idappukaran to mazntain, repazr, etc.,homestead or hut
- Section 80 Register of kudzkzdappukars
- Section 81 Exemptzons2 citing judgments
- Section 82 Cezlmg area
- Section 83 Farndies and adult unmarried persons not to own or hold lands i11 excess of the mlzng area
- Section 84 Certazn voluntary transfers to be null and vozd
- Section 85 Surrender of exces& lands
- Section 86 Vestzng of excess lands in Govermnent
- Section 87 Excess land ob.amed by gift, etc., to be surrendered
- Section 88 Persons surrendenng land entttled to compensatton
- Section 89 Payment ~f advance towards compensatwn
- Section 90 Preparation of compensation roll
- Section 91 Payment oj compensatwn
- Section 92 Payment of compensatzon and amount of encumbrance
- Section 93 Payment of compensatzorz to be full dzschargt
- Section 94 Assignment ofrzghts 'Jested in the Government to small holders
- Section 95 Appltcatzon (or asszgnment of land
- Section 96 Asszgnment of lands by Land Board
- Section 97 Payment of purchase price
- Section 98 Managemerzt of surrendered lands tzll assignment
- Section 99 Constitut•on of Land Tnbuwzl
- Section 100 Constitutzon of Lmd Board
- Section 101 Powers of the Land Board and the Land Tnbunal
- Section 104 Proceedzngs by or agaznst;ozntfamilzes, etc
- Section 107 Costs
- Section 108 Application ej the provisions of section 5 of the Indian Limitation Act
- Section 109 Constttutzon of Agrzculturist Rehabditation Fund
- Section 110 Special proviszons for appltcatzon of the Act
- Section 111 Rent under certazn contracts of tmancy not to be a.ffectcd
- Section 112 Apportionment of land value in cases of acqumtion
- Section 114 Amendments to certam enactments
- Section 115 Appearance before Land Tribunal or L'lnd Board
- Section 116 Court fees
- Section 117 Members of Land Board and Land Tribunal to be deemtd publtc servants
- Section 118 Penalty for fadure to furmsh return
- Section 119 Pwalty for furnishtng false returns or information
- Section 120 Penalty for making false declaration
- Section 121 Penalty for contraventiOn of any lawful order
- Section 122 Penalty for cuttzng trees or for removing any machmery, etc
- Section 123 Cogni;::a11ce of ojfeTICes
- Section 125 Bar of junsdictzon of courts3 citing judgments
- Section 126 Constructwn of r~{ereTICes to acres and cents
- Section 127 Act to ovemde other laws, etc
- Section 128 Power to remove diffzcultus
- Section 131 Lzmztatzon
- Section 132 Repeal and savmgs
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