THE KERALA LAND REFORMS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1999
[Act No. 21 of 1999]
PREAMBLE
An Act further to amend the Land Reforms Act, 1963.
WHEREAS it is expedient further to amend the Kerala Land Reforms Act, 1963 (1 of 1964), for the purpose hereinafter appearing;
BE it enacted in the Fiftieth year of the Republic of India as follows:-
Section 1 - Short title and commencement
(1) This Act may be called the Kerala Land Reforms (Amendment) Act, 1999.
(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st day of January, 1970.
Section 2 - Amendment of Section 2
In section 2 of the Kerala Land Reforms Act, 1963 (1 of 1964), for clause (23A), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-
(23A) "Karaima" means a transfer of lands situate in the Kozhikode district or in the Malappuram district, in consideration of ground rent, principally for the purpose of erecting a homestead, and described in the document, if any, evidencing the transfer, as Karaima or Panayapattom, Panayachit, or by whatever name called which possesses the characteristics of Karaima:
Explanation:- For the purposes of this clause, so much of the land appurtenant to the land under the Karaima belonging to the landlord or any person claiming through him and in the possession and beneficial enjoyment of the Karaima holder or his legal representative or any other person claiming through him as on the lst day of January, 1970 shall, subject to a maximum of three cents in Municipal Corporation area, five cents in Municipal Council area, and ten cents in Panchayat area, inclusive of the land under Karaima, be deemed to be Karaima:
Provided that where the extent of the land appurtenant in the possession and beneficial enjoyment is in excess of the extent specified above as on the 1st day of January, 1970, such land shall also be deemed to be Karaima;]
Section 3 - Special Provision for the issue of Certificate of purchase
Notwithstanding anything contrary contained in the Kerala Land Reforms Act, 1963 (1 of 1964) (hereinafter referred to as the Principal Act) or in any other law for the time being in force or in any judgment, decree or order of any court or any authority or tribunal the Karaima holder or his legal representative or any other person claiming through him who is entitled to get the fixity of tenure under section 13 of the Principal Act in respect of any land as per the explanation to clause (23A) of section 2 may apply to such authority as may be authorised by the Government in this behalf within a period of six months from the date of publication of this Act in the Gazette or within such time as may be extended in this behalf by notification in the Gazette for the issue of certificate of purchase and restore the possession to such person the said land free from all encumbrances if any created by the land owners and intermediaries and subsisting on the date of publication of this Act in the Gazette.] |
