Sree Pandaravaka Lands (Vesting and Enfranchisement) Act, 1971

No: 20 Dated: Jun, 28 1971

THE SREE PANDARA VAKA LANDS (VESTING AND ENFRANCHISEMENT) ACT, 1971

(Act 20 of 1971)

    An Act to provide for the enfranchisement of Sree Pandaravaka lands held by landholders and for the vesting in the Government of certain Sree PandaravakaThanathu lands

    Preamble. - Whereas it is expedient to provide for the enfranchisement of Sree Pandaravaka lands held by land-holders and for the vesting in the Government of certain Sree Pandaravaka Thanathu lands ;

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

1. Short title and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the Sree Pandaravaka Lands (Vesting and Enfranchisement) Act, 1971.

(2) 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) "appointed day" means the day on which this Act comes into force ;

(b) "basic tax" means the tax imposed under the provisions of the Kerala Land Tax Act, 1961 (13 of 1961) ;

(c) "financial year" means the year commencing on the 1st day of April ;

(d) "holding" means any parcel or parcels of Sree Pandaravaka land held by a landholder;

(e) "kuthakapattom" means a lease of Sree Pandaravaka Thanathu lands or of trees on such lands granted for a consideration payable in money or in kind or in both, whether annually or otherwise ;

(f) "landholder" means a person who holds Sree Pandaravaka land directly under the Temple on Pattom, Otti, Jenmon, Kudijenmom or Danam or under any other tenure by whatever name called, and includes his heirs, legal representatives and assigns; but not include a person who holds Sree Pandaravaka Thanathu lands on kuthakapattom ;

(g) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act ;

(h) "rent" means whatever is lawfully payable in money or in kind or in both, to the temple by a landholder for the use and occupation of any Sree Pandaravaka land ;

(i) "Sree Pandaravaka land" means any land owned by the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple and registered in the revenue records as "Sree Pandaravaka" ;

(j) "Sree Pandaravaka Thanathu land" means land registered as "Sree Pandaravaka Thanathu" in the revenue records and includes such land held on kuthakapattam ;

(k) "Temple" means the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple at Trivandrum.