Gudalur Janmam Estates (Abolition and Conversion Into Ryotwari) Act, 1969

No: 24 Dated: Dec, 17 1969

Gudalur Janmam Estates (Abolition and Conversion Into Ryotwari) Act, 1969

(Tamil Nadu Act 24 of 1969)

    An Act to provide for the acquisition of the rights of janmis in janmam estates in the Gudalur taluk of the Nilgiris district and the introduction of ryotwari settlement in such estates.

    Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Tamil Nadu in the Twentieth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-

CHAPTER I

Preliminary

1. Short title, extent, application and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the Gudalur Janmam Estates (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act, 1969.

(2) It extends to the Gudalur taluk of the Nilgiris district.

(3) It applies to all janmam estates

(4) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification, appoint.

(5) The Settlement Officer, Shall, Immediately After The Date Of The Publication Of The Notification Under Sub-Section (4), Publish In The District Gazette, A Copy Of The Notification Under Sub-Section (4) And Shall Also Cause To Be Published In A Conspicuous Place In The Village In Which The Janmam Estate Is Situated A Copy Of The Notification Under Sub-Section (4) Together With Such Particulars As May Be Prescribed.

2. Definitions. - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-

(1) all expressions defined in the Malabar Tenancy Act shall have the same respective meanings as in that Act with the modifications, if any, made by this Act;

(2) "appointed day" means the date appointed by the Government under sub-section (4) of section 1;

(3) "Director" means the Director of Settlements appointed under section 4;

(4) "forest" includes waste or arable land containing trees, shrubs or reeds.

Explanation. - A forest shall not cease to be such by reason only of the fact that in a portion thereof, trees, shrubs or reeds are felled, or lands are cultivated, or rocks, roads, tanks, rivers or the like exist;

(5) "Government" means the State Government;

(6) "janmam estate" means any parcel or parcels of land included in the holding of a janmi;

(7) "janmi" means a person entitled to the absolute proprietorship of land and includes a trustee in respect thereof;

(8) "Malabtir Tenancy Act" means the Malabar Tenancy Act, 1929 (Tamil Nadu Act XIV of 1930);

(9) "plantation crop" means tea, coffee, rubber, cinchona or cardamom;

(10) "Settlement Officer" means the Settlement Officer appointed under section 5;

(11) "tenant" means a verumpattamdar as defined in sub-clause (a) of clause (29) of section 3 of the Malabar Tenancy Act;

(12) "Tribunal" means the Tribunal constituted under section 7.