(1) (a) The Proclamation XVI of 1122 (Cochin), dated the 14th February, 1947, the Proclamation VI of 1124 (Cochin), dated the 12th January, 1949, the Kerala Ryotwari Tenants and Kudikidappukars Protection Act, 1962 and the Kera1a Tenants and Kudikidappukars Protection Act, ! 963, are hereby repealed, and all suits, appeals, revisions, reviews and proceedmgs in execution of decrees stayed by the said enactments may be disposed of by the courts in which they were pending at the commencement of this Act, in accord· ance with the provisions of this Act.
(b) The costs m respect of the suits, appeals, revisions, reviews and execution proceedings stayed by the enactments specmed in clause (a) shall be in the discretion of the court.
(2) The followmg enactments as in force in any part of the State of Kerala are hereby repealed, namely .-
(t) The Cochin Verumpattamdars Act, VIII of 1118. ~
(ii) The Tra"ancore-Cochin Prevention of Eviction of J Kudrkidappukars Act, 1955.
(m) The Malabar Tenancy Act, 1929.
(tv) The Madras Cultivatmg Tenants (Pa} ment of Fair Rent) Act, 1956.
(3) Notwithstanding the repeal of the enactments mentwned in sub-section (2),- --------------------------------------------------------~ 69
(a) any decree passed before the commencement of this Act for the eviction of a tenant f1om his holding, pursuant to which eviction has not been effected, may, on the applicatiOn of the tenant or the landlord, be reopened and the matter may be disposed of in accordance with the provisions of this Act ;
(b) any suit for restoration filed under section 24 or section 26 or sub-section (3) of section 53 of the Malabar Tenancy Act, 1929 or any applicatwn for determinalJon of fa1r rent made under section 16 of that Act or any application for fixation of fair rent made under section 9 of the Madras Cultivating Tenants (Payment of Fair Rent) Act, 1956, and pendmg disposal at the commencement of th1s Act shall be disposed of in accordance w1th the provis1ons of the said Acts as if those Acts had not been repealed ;
(c) (t) where the decree-holder, plaintiff, appellant or peti· tioner, as the case may be, is a person entitled to resumption of land under this Act, he shall have the right to apply to the court to allow resumption of the holding or any part thereof to which he is entitled ;
(u) the application under sub-clause (1) shall be made within one) ear from the commencement of this Act and shall contain a statement of facts in support of the claims of the applicant and also the names and addresses of all persons who have mterest in the hold· ing, either as owner, lessee or kuddudappukaran ;
( tii) the court shall d1spose of the application as if 1t were an application for resumption before the Land Tribunal under this Act ;
(d) notwithstanding anything contained in section 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, the right conferred on the decree-holder, plamtiff. appellant or petitioner, as the case may be, under sub-clause
(t) of clause (c) shall not be deemed to take away or in any manner affect his right to apply for resumption under thiS Act.
(4) (t) The Kerala Agrarian Relations Act, 1960, JS hereby repealed.
(it) Notwithstandmg the repeal of the Kerala Agrarian Rela· tions Act, 1960 (hereinafter referred to as the said Act),-
(a) all applications for determinatiOn of fair rent filed or purported to have been filed under the said Act, in which no order determinmg the fa1r rent had been passed by the Land Tribunal, shall be deemed to have been filed under th1s Act and shall be disposed of accor dmg to the provisions of tillS Act;
(b) where the Land Tribunal constituted or purported to have been constituted under the sa1d Act had passed an order determining the fair 1 ent in respect of a holding, but an appeal or apphcatwn for revlSlon in respect ot such order was pendmg before the appellate or revising authonty at the time when the said Act was declared 70 unconstitutional by the Supreme Court or the High Court, or the proceedmgs under the sa1d Act were sta yed under the Kerala Tenants and Kud1kidappukars Protection Ordmance, 1962, as the case may be, in Its or their apphcation to the land comprised in the holdmg, such appellate or revising authority shall reopen the matter and dispose of 1t m accordance With the pro visiOns of this Act, and, for that purpose, shall have all the powers of the appellate or revismg authonty, as the case may be, under th1s Act;
(c) where the Land Tribunal const1tuted or purported to have been const1tuted under the sa1d Act had passed an order determming the fair rent m respect of a holding, but the time for prefernng appeal or revis10n in respect of such order had not exp1red at the time when the said Act was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court or the High Court, or the proceedmgs under the said Act were stayed under the Kerala Tenants and Kud1k1dappukars Protection Ordinance, 1962, as the case may. be, m 1ts or the1r apphcatwn to the land compnsed m the holdmg, any party aggrieved by the order of the Land Tribunal may, Within three months from the commencement of th1s Act, prefer an appeal or an application for revlSlon against such order before the appellate or rev1sing authority under tillS Act, and thereupon such authority shall reopen the matter and dispose of1t in accordance w1th the provisions of this Act;
(d) in cases where orders dete1 minmg fair rent have been passed or purported to have been passed under the sa1d Act and such orders had become final, such orders shall be deemed to have been passed under this Act for pur poses of payment of fa1r rent;
(e) notwithstandmg anything contained m this Act, the fair rent referred to m sub-clause (d) shall be the rent payable by the cultivating tenant, but such fa1r rent shall not be taken as the bas1s for the determination of the purchase pnce under section 55, and the fair rent for the determination of such purchase price shall be the fair rent determmed under th1s Act.
(zit) Subject to the provisions of clause (u), the said Act or the rules, uotifications or orders made or issued thereunder, shall not be deemed to have conferred any right or imposed any hability on any person, as if the sa1d Act had not been enacted.
t ( I I ~ 71 ScHEDULE I [ See section 2 (27) ] Kuttanad Area ALLEPPEY DISTRICT Taluk Vtllage "' 1. Ambalapuzha 1. Prakkad
2. Ambalapuzha
3. Alleppey
4. Aryad South
5. Punnapra
2. Kuttanad 6. Pulincunnoo
7. Chennamkari
8. Kainakari
9. Champakulam
10. Nedumudy II. Thakazhy
12. Kozhimukku
13. Thalavady
14. Neelamperoor
15. Veliyanad
16. Muttar
17. Ramankari
3. Shertallai 18. Panavalli
19. Vayalar West
20. Vayalar East
21. Thuravoor South
22. Thuravoor North
23. Aroor
24. Thycattussery
4. Karthigapally 25. Pathiyoor
26. Cheppad
27. Pallipad
28. Haripad
29. Veeyapuram
30. Cheruthana
31. Karuvatta
5. Mavelikara 32. Thamarakulam 7
33. Kannamanga1am
34. Thri poorun thura
35. Chennithala
36. Mavelikara
37. Chunakma
38. Thazhakara
39. Noornad
40. Palamel
41. Pandalam South
42. Thonaloor 72
SCHEDULE 1-(cont.)
ALLEPPEY DisTRICT-(contd.)
Taluk
6. Thiruvalla
7. Chengannoor
8. Kottayam
9. Changanacherry
10. Vaikom Vzllage
43. Kizhakumbhago•n
44. Kadapra
45. Peringara
46. Kavumbhagom 4 7. Thiruvalla
48. Cherianad
49. Venmony
50. Mannar
51. Kurattisseri 52 .• Puhyoor KoTTAYAM DISTRICT
53. Thiruvarppu
54. Kottayam
55. Nattakam
56. Panachikkad
57. Vijayapuram
58. Aymanam
59. Kumarakom
60. Ka1puzha
61. Onamthuruthu
62. Puthuppally
63. Kurichi
64. Vazhappally West
65. Vazhappally East
66. Changanacherry
67. Madappally
68. Thrikodithanam
69. Vakathana'll.
70. Naduvlle
71. Thalayazham
72. Kallara
73. Vechoor
74. Manjoor
75. Vadayar
76. Kaduthuruthy I I l !
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PART I Lands other than nilams TRIVANDRUM DISTRICT Class of land Standard acre I. Garden 1.50 acres
2. Dry land principally cultivated with cashew 2.00 " • 3 . Other dry land 4.00 " 4. Palliyal land 4.00 " 5. Rubber plantation 1.75 " 6. Tea plantation 0.75 " 7. Coffee plantation 1.00 " 8. Cardamom plantation 1.50 " 9. Cinnamon plantation 1.50 ,
10. Cocoa plantation 1.50 " QurLoN Drs rRICT I. Garden 1.00 acres
2. Dry land principally cultivated with cashew 2.00 " 3. Other dry land 3.00 " 4. Palliyal land 3.00 " 5. Rubber plantation 1.75 " 6. Tea plantation 0·75 " 7. Coffee plantation 1.00 " 8. Cardamom plantation 1.50 ,
9. Cinnamon plantation 1.50 ,
10. Cocoa plantation 1.50 " ALLEPPEY Drsl!RrCT I. Garden 1.00 acres
2. Dry land prmcipally cultivated with cashew 2.00 ,
3. Other dry land 4.00 " 4. Palliyal land 4.00 " 5. Rubber plantation 1.75 " 6. Tea plantation 0.75 " 7. Coffee plantation 1.00 " 8. Cardamom plantation 1.50 ,
9. Cinnamon plantation 1.50 " 10. Cocoa plantation 1.50 " KoTTAYAM DuTRICT i I. Garden 1.25 acres I 2. Dry land principally cultivated with cashew 1.75 " ~
3. Other dry land 3.00 " 4. Palhyal land 3.00 ,
5. Rubber plantation 1.75 " 6. Tea plantation 0.50 " 7. Coffee plantation 1.00 " 8. Cardamom plantation 1.50 ,
9. Cinnamon plantation 1.50 " 10. Cocoa plantation 1.50 " 74 ScHEDULE II-(cont.)
ERNAKULAM DISTRICT Class of land I. Garden
2. Dry land principally cultivated with cashew
3. Other dry land
4. Palliyal land
5. Rubber plantation
6. Tea plantation
7. Coffee plantation
8. Cardamom plantation
9. Cinnamon plantation
10. Cocoa plantation TRICHUR DISTRICT l. Garden
2. Dry land principally cultivated with cashew
3. Other dry land
4. Palliyal land
5. Rubber plantation
6. Tea plantation
7. Coffee plantation
8. Cardamom plantation
9. Cinnamon plantation
10. Cocoa plantation PALOHAT DISTRICT I. Garden
2. Dry land principally cultivated with cashew
3. Other dry land
4. Palliyal land
5. Rubber plantation
6. Tea plantation
7. Coffee plantation
8. Cardamom plantation
9. Cinnamon plantation
10. Cocoa plantation KOZHIKODE DISTRICT
1. Garden
2. Dry land principally cultivated with cashew
3. Other dry land
4. Palhyalland
5. Rubber plantation
6. Tea plantation
7. Coffee plantation
8. Cardamom plantation
9. Cinnamon plantation
10. Cocoa plantation CANNANORE DISTRICT
1. Garden
2. Dry land principally cultivated with cashew
3. Other dry land
4. Palliyal land Standard acre
1.00 acres
1. 75 ,
3.00 "
3.00 " 2 .2.1 ,
1.00 ,
1.00 ,
1.50 "
1.50 "
1.50 "
1.00 acres l. 75 "
3.00 ,
3.00 ,
2.25 "
0.50 ,
1.00 ,
1.50 ,
1.50 ,
1.50 "
1.00 acres
2.25 "
4.00 "
4.00 "
2.25 ,
0.50 "
0.75 ,
1.50 ,
1.50 " I ·50 ,
0.75 acres I. 75 ,
3.00 ,
3.00 "
2.25 "
0.50 "
0.75 "
1.50 "
1.50 ,
1.50 ,
1.00 acres
1.50 "
3.00 "
3.00 , i 75 ScHEDULE Il-(cont.)
CANNANORE DISTRICT-(cont.)
Class of land
5. Rubber plantation
6. Tea plantation
7. Coffee plantation
8. Cardamom plantation
9. Cinnamon plantation I 0. Cocoa plantation Standard acre
2.25 acres o. 75 "
0.75 "
1.50 ,
1.50 ,,
1.50 " 76 ScHEDULE II-( cont.)
PART II StaD.dard acres of nilam Sl. Taluks Double crop Single crop No. nilam (acre) nilam (acre) N eyyattinkara l Trivandrum Nedumangad } I·OO 2·00 Chirayinkil 2 Quilon ~ Kottarakara Kunnathur I·25 2·00 Pathanapuram Pathanamthitta J 3 Karunagappally I Karthiga ppally I I ·25 2·00 Mavelikara 4 Chengannur I Thiruvalla r 1·50 2·00 Kuttanad 5 Ambalapuzha } 2·00 3·00 Sherthalai 6 Changanacherry I Kanjirappally I Peermade i Kottayam 1·50 2·50 Vaikom Meenachi1 Devicolam J U dum bancho1a 7 Thodupuzha J Muvattupuzha 1·25 2·50 Cochin Kanayannur 8 Kunnathunad ' A1waye s I·75 3·00 ~ Parur 9 Cranganore ~ Mukundapuram Trichur I ·75 3·00 Tha1appilly J 10 Chittur ~ Alathur 1·00 2·00 Palghat J -------------------------------- I • 77 ScHEDLUE II-(cont.)
Sl. Taluks Double crop Single crop .No. nilam (acre) nilam (acre) 11 Ottapalam } Perintalmanna 1·25 2·50 Ernad 12 Chow ghat } Ponnani 2·00 3·00 ..... Tirur 13 Kozhikode } Quilandy 2·00 4·00 Badagara 14 S. Wynaad } 2·00 3·00 N. Wynaad 15 Tellicherry 1 Cannanore I Ta1iparamba J 1·75 4·00 Hosdrug Kasaragod 7 Sl. No.
(l) Class of land
(2)
SCHEDULE II I (See section 27) Rates of fair rent I. Nilams-
(z) Land converted into nilam by tenant's labour not falling under items (v), (vz) and (viz)
(ii) Other nilam not falhng under items (v), (vi) and (viz)
(iiz) Kole land
(w) Land not being Karinilam cultivated on the Kaipad system
(v) Karmilam
(a) Converted into wet by tenant's labour
(b) Other Karinilam
(m) Nilam in the .'Iorth Wynaad and South Wynaad taluks
(a) Converted by tenant's labour
(b) Other nilam 1 ...-- ---- Rate of fazr rent
(3) c I /8th of the gross paddy produce.
I /4th of the gross paddy produce.
lf6th of the gross paddy produce.
l /6th of the gross paddy produce ( For the districts of I Cannan ore, Erna- ~ kulam, Alleppey and 1 Kottayam. No such I land in other dis l tricts I /9th of the gross ( paddy produce. I For the districts of Kottayam, Alleppey and Ernakulam -< I /5th of the gross I paddy produce l No such land in other d1stricts l /20th of the gross paddy produce l /12th of the gross paddy produce y ....._, C» • ...._ -*-
(viz) Nilam in the Devicolam, Peermade and Udumban chola taluks and the Attappady valley- ( a) Converted by tenant's labour
(b) Other wet land (viiz) Nilam where fishing is carried on for part of the year by a varamdar
(ix) Nilam not used for paddy cultivation (but not cultivated with sugarcane)
2. Garden-
(i) Cocoanut trees in respect of which the landlord is bound to pay compensation under the Kerala Compensation for Tenants Improvements Act, 1958
(it) ( ziz) Cocoanut trees m respect of which the landlord is not bound to pay compensation under the Kerala Compensation for Tenants Improvements Act, 195B Arecanut trt>es in respect of which the landlord is bound to pay compensation under the Kerala Compensation for Tenants Improvements Act, 1958 A ...
1 fl6th of the gross paddy produce I /8th of the gross paddy produce Aggregate of rent fixed as for nilam and lf8th of the gross annual income derived from fishing in such manner as may be prescnbed Rent that would have been payable had the land been used for cultivation of paddy If lOth of the gross cocoanut produce lf3rd of the gross cocoanut produce lflOth of the gross arecanut produce ........
~ ScHEDULE III-(contd.)
Sl. No.
(1) Class ofland
(2)
(w) Arecanut trees in respect of which the landlord is not bound to pay compensation under the Kerala Co!!lpensation for Tenants Improvements Act, 1958
(v) Pepper-vines in respect of which the landlord is bound to pay compensation under th! Kerala Compensation for Tenants Improvements Act, 1958
(vz) Pepper-vines in respect of which the landlord is not bound to pay compensation under the Kerala Compensation for Tenants Improvements Act, 1958
3. Dry land-
(a) Cultivated with groundnut or other crops notified by the Government
(b) In other cases
4. Palliyal land 5 . Land under Punam or Kumri cultivation
6. Land under sugarcane cultivation
7. Land not falling under any of the above items Rate of fazr renl
(3) lf4th of the gross arecanut produce 1 /8th of the gross pepper produce l/4th of the gross pepper produce lj8th of the gross produce Rs. 4 per acre 1 /8th of the gross produce of the crop grown on the land or Rs. 4 per acre, whichever lS higher Rs. 3 per acre lf4th of the gross sugarcane produce Contract rent (;¥) 0 1 ~ ------ _____ :______ _____ __[_ _____ _ 81 ScHEDULE IV [See sections 3 (I) (tx) and 81 (l) (l)] Kayal Padasekharams in Kuttaoad area Distnct: ALLEPPEY Vzllage Senal Name of K ayal Approxzmate l'xtent No. Ac•u Conts Pulincunnu !. 'D' Bloc~ Kayal 1800 00
2. Madathi Kayal 385 IS
3. Padwjare Venattukari 99 86
4. Mathi Kayal 713 OS
5. Sreemoolamangalam Kayal 590 82 Chennamkary 6. Raja Ramapuram Kayal 769 ~9
7. Pallithanam Kayal 269 02
8. Cherukara Kayal 309 80
9. Mangalam Kayal (including Manikkamanga lam and Pazhaya Kayals) 843 59 l 0. E. Block Ka\'al 2366 00 II. H. Block Ka.yal 1396 00
12. I. Block Kava! 3jl 60
13. K. L. Block Kayal and Appu Kay a! 827 31 Kainakary 14. 'R' Block Kayal 1425 99
15. S. Block Kayal 584 (Q
16. T. Block Kayal 315 00
17. Q Block Kayal (includmg Kuthakapattam area of 161 acre3 60 cents) 716 (0 Kainakary and Alleppey
18. C. Block Kayal 647 30 Kainakary 19. Cherukah Kayal 251 55
20. Arupanku Kayal 486 03
21. Paruth1valavu Kayal 370 08
22. Pandarakkalam Kayal 152 24
23. Punathuram Kayal 103 61 Alleppey and Aryad South
24. Kakka Kayal 200 00 7 Dzstrzct: KOTTAYAM Nattakom and 25. 'r~' Block Kayal (excludmg Thiruvarpu Karapadam) 713 24 Kumarakom and 26. M. N. Block Kayal (exclu- Thiruvarpu dmg Karapadam) 473 65 Kumarakom 27. Seminari Kayal 423 66
28. Thumbc Kayal 90 40
29. Roonatha Kayal 213 24 3{26-6 82 ScHEDULE IV-(contd.)
Village Serial Name of Kayal Approximate extent No. Acres Cents District: KoTTAYAM-(contd.)
Kumarakom 30. Karavattu Kayal 22 90
31. Vadakke Konchumada 22 73
32. Nalupanku Kayal 52 52
33. Krishna Vilasom Kayal 27 00
34. Konchumada Thundan Kayal 29 28
35. Thekke Konchumada Kayal 45 40
36. Vilakkumaram Kayal 81 69
37. Pazhaya Kayal 42 94
38. Mathruka Kayal 18 88 Thiruvarpu 39. J. Block Kayal (excluding 886 00 Karapadam) Aimanom 40. Vatta Kayal 336 45
41. Mali Kayal 103 oo
42. Oloran Kayal 47 98 Kaipuzha 43. Kelakkary Vatta Kayal 305 29
44. Anthony Kayal 64 37
45. Akathekari 92 88 Kaipuzha and Vechoor 46. Kaipuzha Vechoor Kayal 646 oo -- -----',___-----------------~