Kerala Record of Rights Act, 1968
No: 26 Dated: Oct, 04 1968
THE KERALA RECORD OF RIGHTS ACT, 1968
(Act 26 of 1968)
An Act to provide for the preparation of record of rights in respect of lands in the State of Kerala.
Preamble. - Whereas it is expedient to provide for the preparation of a record of rights in respect of lands in the State of Kerala;
Be it enacted in the Nineteenth Year of the Republic of India as follows :-
1. Short title, extent and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the Kerala Record of Rights Act, 1968.
(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Kerala.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint.
2. Definitions. - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) the expression "kudikidappukaran" shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Kerala Land Reforms Act, 1963 (1 of 1964);
(b) "prescribed" means prescribed by the rules made under this Act;
(c) "prescribed officer" means an officer not below the rank of Deputy Tahsildar appointed by the Government to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of a prescribed officer under this Act.
3. Preparation of record of rights. - (1) A record of rights shall be prepared by the prescribed officer in the prescribed manner in respect of any area or areas notified by the Government in this behalf in the Gazette.
(2) The record of rights in respect of any land shall include the following particulars, namely :-
(a) the description and extent of the land;
(b) the name and address of the person in occupation of the land;
(c) the names and addresses of other persons interested in the land;
(d) the nature and extent of the respective interest of the persons referred to in clauses (b) and (c);
(e) the names and addresses of the kudikidappukars, if any; and
(f) such other particulars as may be prescribed,
(3) The record of rights shall be maintained by such officer as may be prescribed, and different officers may be prescribed for different areas.
4. Publication of record of rights. - (1) When a draft record of rights has been prepared, the prescribed officer shall publish the draft in such manner as may be prescribed and shall receive and consider any objections which may be made to any entry therein or to any omission therefrom within such period not less than thirty days from the date of publication, as may be prescribed.
(2) When all objections have been considered and disposed of in accordance with the rules made in this behalf, the prescribed officer shall cause the record to be finally published in the prescribed manner.
5. Correction of clerical mistake in register. - The prescribed officer may, on application made to him in this behalf or on his own motion, within one year from the date of final publication of the record of rights under sub-section (2) of section 4, correct any entry in such record which he is satisfied has been made owing to a clerical mistake.