Pattazhi Devaswom Lands (Vesting and Enfranchisement) Act, 1961

No: 21 Dated: Jul, 06 1961

THE PATTAZHI DEVASWOM LANDS (VESTING AND ENFRANCHISEMENT) ACT, 1961

ACT 21 OF 1961

An Act to provide for the enfranchisement of certain lands belonging to the Pattazhi Devi Temple and its Keezheedus and for the vesting in the Government of Kerala of certain other lands belonging to the said Temple and Keezheedus:

Preamble. -WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the enfranchisement of certain lands belonging to the Pattazhi Devi Temple and its Keezheedus and for the vesting in the Government of Kerala of certain other lands belonging to the said Temple and Keezheedus:

Be it enacted in the twelfth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-

1. Short title and commencement:- (1) This Act may be called the PattazhiDevaswom Lands (Vesting and Enfranchisement) Act, 1961.

(2) It shall come into force at once.

2. Saving:- Nothing in this Act shall apply to the lands specified in the schedule.

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

(a) “basic tax” means the tax imposed by the Government under the provisions of the Kerala Land Tax Act, 1961;

(b) “Government” means the Government of Kerala;

(c) “holding” means any land (including any land entered as “tharissu” in the revenue records) owned by the Temple and held by a tenant;

(d) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act;

(e) “Temple” means Pattazhi Devi Temple situated in the Pattazhi village in the Pathanapuram and includes the following Keezheedus of the said Temple, namely:-

(i) the kundayam temple situated in the Pattazhi Village in the PathanapuramTaluk; and

(ii) the Mannadi Temple situated in the Kadampanadu Village in the Kunnathurtaluk.

(f) “tenant” means a person holding at the commencement of this Act lands owned by the Temple on venpattom, kanam or any other kind of tenure directly under the Temple;

(g) “tharissu” means any land entered as “tharissu” in the revenue records and owned by the Temple but does not include any such land held by a tenant; (also see Amendment Act 5 of 1966).

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