Important Excerpts of Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act 1961
The Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act 1961 came into force on 6.4.1960. According to this, the maximum extent that one family of five members could hold was fixed as 30 (Thirty) Standard acres. For every additional member in the family, additionally five standard acre were allowed subject to a maximum of 60 (Sixty) standard acres.
Any female member having stridhana property was allowed to keep up to ten standard acres (as on 2.10.1962).
The...
Requirements to Buy Agricultural Land in Karnataka
Agricultural land can be bought in Karnataka after fulfilling certain requirements.
These include:
The annual average income of the person including agricultural income should be less than Rs 2 lakhs.
The person must have had an agricultural land in his name before the year 1974. The person should be an agriculturist or an agricultural worker by profession.
As per Section 79A of the Karnataka Land Reforms Act 1961, the non-agricultural income of a purchaser who must be an agriculturist should not exceed Rs 2 lakhs per year. Sale of land...
Whether a caretaker can acquire interest in the property after a long possession?
A. Shanmugam Versus Ariya Kshatriya Rajakula Vamsathu Madalaya Nandhavana Paripalanai Sangam Represented By Its President
Citation:CDJ 2012 SC 308
Specific Relief Act – Section 6 – Suit for recovery of possession - Watchman, caretaker or a servant employed to look after the property can never acquire interest in the property irrespective of his long possession. The watchman, caretaker or a servant is under an obligation to hand over the possession forthwith on demand.
According to the principles of justice, equity and good conscience,...
