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Section 86: Vestzng of excess lands in Govermnent

The Kerala Land Reforms Act, 1963 (No.1 of 1964)State Act of Kerala · Act 1 of 1964

(I) On the determination of the extent and other particulars of the lands, the ownership or pos­ session or both of which is or are to be surrendered under section 85, the Land Board shall issue a notice to the person bound to surrender demanding the surrender, before a specified date, not being earlier than thirty days from the date of the notice, of the lands or the ownership of lands to such authority as may be specified therein and intimating that in case of default the ownership or possession or both, as the case may be, of the lands determined by the Land Board shall be assumed by the Government before a specified date.

(2) On receipt of such notice, such person shall make the sur­ render demanded, in such manner as may be prescribed.

(3) Where any person fa1ls to make the surrender demanded, the Land Board may authorise any officer to take possession or assume owne•ship of the land m such manner as may be prescnbed.

(4) Upon the surrender under sub-section (2) or the assumption under sub-section (3), the land or the ownership or possession of the land shall, as the case may be, vest in the Government free from all encumbrances. Where the ownership of any such land is surrendered or assumed, the rights of the intermediary, 1f any, m respect of the land shall stand extinguished; and, where the possession of any such land is surrendered by, or assumed from, a cult1vating tenant, the ownersh1p of such land shall ve~t in the Government and the rights of the inter­ medmry, if any, in respect of the land, shall stand extinguished.

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ActThe Kerala Land Reforms Act, 1963 (No.1 of 1964)
Section86
Marginal noteVestzng of excess lands in Govermnent
JurisdictionState of Kerala
StatusIn force as published by the source

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