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This Bill is for replacing the Ordinance. (Obtained from LA Bill No. 17 of 1976.) XV Amending Act No. 44 of 1976.—The work relating to determination of surplus lands requires to be expedited so that the surplus lands will become available as soon as possible for distribution among the landless. At present the Tahsildar is the authorised officer entrusted with the work. It is 13 considered that by associating non-officials quicker progress may be made. It is therefore proposed to entrust this function to the Tribunal already constituted under section 48 of the Act. Hence this Bill. (Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary), Part IV-2A, dated 7th April, 1976, as No. 1857, at p. 4.) XVI Amending Act No. 67 of 1976.—The time limit for condonation of delay by the Tribunals in respect of applications filed under section 48A of the Karnataka Land Reforms Act expired on 30th June, 1976. In view of the general awareness generated among the tenants it was considered necessary to give further opportunity to them to file applications under section 48A by extending the time limit for condonation of delay by the Tribunals by another six months from 1st July, 1976 upto the end of December 1976 by promulgating an Ordinance. This Bill seeks to replace the said Ordinance. (Obtained from L.C. Bill No. 10 of 1976.) XVII Amending Act No. 12 of 1977.—By an amendment to Karnataka Land Reforms Act, the Tribunal were given the power to condone delay and accept the applications filed by tenants under section 48A upto 31st December 1976. During the extended period from 1st July 1976 to 31st December 1976 it is seen that there was a receipt of about 30271 applications for a period of five months giving a monthly average of 6,000 applications. In view of the awareness now generated among the tenants by widespread publicity and special drives undertaken by the Revenue Officers, it is considered desirable to further extend the time limit by another six months and afford further opportunity to the tenants, who either due to ignorance or for other reasons, have not yet filed their applications for confirmation of occupancy rights. As it was felt expedient to extend the time limit till 30th June 1977, and as both the Houses of State Legislature were not in session, and as the matter was urgent Ordinance No. 38 of 1976 was promulgated. The tenants were required to pay the premium in one lumpsum under section 53(1) of the Karnataka Land Reforms Act and under section 53(1A) the State Land Development Bank/Taluk Primary Land Development Bank could finance the tenants to pay the premium in one lumpsum. This scheme picked up adequate momentum during the last quarter of 1976. However, at this state a serious bottleneck threatened to block further progress under the scheme. This was because the Reserve Bank of India had enjoined a limit on financing for such purposes at 10 per cent the total financing by S.L.D.B., in a year. By December 1976, the S.L.D.B. in Karnataka had exceeded this 10 per cent limit. The Reserve Bank of India agreed in the 3rd week of February 1977 to relax this 10 per cent limit provided certain amendments were made to the Land Reforms Act, so that, the tenants could be called upon to pay only so much in each at a time as was required to be paid correspondingly by the Government to the landlords and were thus relieved of the burden of a heavy interest. This suggestion of Reserve Bank of India was found eminently reasonable and accepted by the Government. In order to ensure that there was no slowing down of the scheme of financing the tenants through the S.L.D.Bs/P.L.D.Bs. and help all the deserving tenants to obtain the occupancy rights on their lands, an Ordinance was promulgated making further amendments to the Land Reforms Act, in conformity with the principles enunciated by the Reserve Bank of India. Since, under the Act, Government is obliged to pay an annuity in perpetuity to the Institutions to compensate them for their loss of income from the tenanted lands, a special provision has also had to be made for such Institutions in the (Amendment) Ordinance issued. Therefore, the Karnataka Land Reforms (Amendment) Ordinance, 1977 was also promulgated. This Bill seeks to replace the said Ordinance. 14 (Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary), Part IV-2A, dated 26th March, 1977, as No. 234, at p. 5.) XVIII Amendment Act No. 23 of 1977.—In order to clarify certain provisions of the Land Reforms Act and for the purpose of its speedy implementation, it is considered necessary to make the following among other amendments to certain of its provisions. (1) Not to recover any rent from the tenant pending disposal of his application by the Tribunal for registration as an occupant. (2) For eviction of an unauthorised occupant before surplus land is disposed of under section 77. (3) To provide that a member of the Tribunal who absents himself from three consecutive meetings ceases to be a member. (4) To provide that previous proceedings may be continued by a reconstituted Tribunal. (5) To enable the Tribunal to pass orders in respect of the admitted part of a claim and proceed separately in respect of the contested part. (6) To provide that the number of instalments under which the tenant is to pay the premium shall be the same as the number of instalments under which he receives the loan from a credit agency. (7) To recover compensation for use and occupation of surplus land from a person who does not hand over possession to Government immediately. (8) To enable rules being made regarding distribution of surplus lands remaining after reservation to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. (9) To provide for appeal against orders passed by the prescribed authority under section 83. (10) To provide for incidental and other consequential amendments. Hence this Bill. (Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary), Part IV-2A, dated 19th July, 1977, as No. 549, at p. 8.) XIX Amending Act No. 1 of 1979.—Amendments proposed in the Bill are mainly to give effect to the suggestions made by the Government of India while assenting to the Act 1 of 1974 and to remove certain difficulties felt in the implementation of the Act. Some of the important amendments proposed are.— (1) cocoa is being made a plantation crop; (2) persons cultivating lands on the strength of leases created upto 1st March 1974 contrary to the provisions of section 5 are proposed to be declared as ―tenant‖; (3) certain dependents of soldiers who have died while in service are proposed to be permitted to alienate the land resumed from their tenants; (4) provision is being made to grant agricultural labourers ownership of their dwelling houses; (5) members of the Tribunal who continuously absent themselves for more than three consecutive meetings of the Tribunal are proposed to be removed and the Deputy Commissioners are being empowered to transfer cases from one Tribunal to another wherever necessary; (6) the High Court has recently struck down the registration of tenants as occupants who filed their applications after 31-12-1974 without showing sufficient cause for the delay. It is proposed to validate all such applications. Time to file declarations is being extended upto the expiry of three months from the date of commencement of this Act; (7) it is proposed to provide for the payment of compensation in a lumpsum to landlords whose annual income is not more than Rs. 2,400 and to give option to widows to receive the compensation amount either in lumpsum or in the form of annuity. In the case of religious and charitable institution, in lieu of annuity it is proposed to give every year the interest that would accrue had the amount payable been deposited in fixed deposit in a Scheduled Bank for a period not less than 61 months; 15 (8) as desired by the Reserve Bank of India it is proposed to give compensation in the form of non- negotiable bonds to landlords; (9) it is proposed to empower the Deputy Commissioner or some other officer authorised by the Government to distribute surplus lands; (10) the Tribunal is being empowered to reopen any orders passed under section 67 of the Tribunal is satisfied that the said order has been obtained by fraud, misrepresentation or suppression of facts or by furnishing false, incorrect or incomplete declarations; (11) the provisions of the Act are being made applicable to all tenants and landlords holding lands in inams or other alienated lands; (12) according to the existing Schedule I the Government has to issue a notification specifying the nature of irrigation facilities from Government canals and from Government tanks in respect of all lands for the purpose of classification of lands. It is proposed to remove the necessity of issuance of notification by the Government. Opportunity is taken to make some other consequential and minor amendments. Hence this Bill. (Obtained from LA Bill No. 27 of 1978.) XX Amending Act No. 2 of 1980.—Under section 55 of the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961 (Karnataka Act 10 of 1962) a person entitled to be registered as occupant had to pay the amount payable in full or the first instalment thereof, in order to obtain a certificate of registration as occupant. It was considered necessary that small tenants entitled to be registered as occupants of an extent of land not exceeding two units should be permitted to get themselves registered as occupants on payment of a sum of one hundred rupees initially. This would facilitate them to obtain financial assistance for the development of their land and for agricultural operations. In order to extend the benefit to the small tenants immediately an Ordinance had been promulgated. The present Bill is intended to replace the Ordinance. (Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary), Part IV-2A, dated 27th February 1980, as No. 138, at p. 3.) XXI Amending Act No. 3 of 1982.—Sub-section (2) of section 5 is amended to exempt tenancy created prior to 1st March 1974 but continued by a soldier or seaman also from the provisions of section 5(1). Substitution of clause (b) in sub-section (1) of section 8 with effect from 1st January 1979, is intended to restore the quantum of ―amount payable‖ to land owners to the position as it stood on 31st December 1978. The proviso to sub-section (6) of section 48A is inserted to enable Tribunals to correct clerical or arithmetical mistakes in their orders. Section 48C is amended to empower Tribunals to issue interim orders in respect of homestead dwellers to prevent their eviction pending disposal of applications filed. The Amendment of section 51 is intended to limit the lumpsum payment to minors, widows, small holders etc. to Rs. 50,000/-. Persons who were minors or those who were subject to the prescribed physical or mental disability at the time of the determination of the amount payable are also made eligible for the lumpsum payment. By amending section 53 the discrimination that existed as regards payment of premium amount by ex-tenants in lumpsum and in instalments depending upon the status of the land owners is removed. Further, the tenants are not to pay interest on instalments towards which amount is advanced by the Karnataka State Land Development Bank. Section 53A is inserted to create a fund for payment of annuities to religious and charitable institutions. 16 Section 55 is amended to enable ex-tenants to get certificates of occupancy rights soon-after receipt of the decisions of Land Tribunals even without payment of the sum of Rs. 100/- or any amount of premium or the 1st instalment thereof, in the first instance. The amendment of section 67 is intended to facilitate Tribunal of a taluk to dispose of declarations where portions of the land declared are situated in another taluk. The amendment of section 78 is mainly intended to enable grantees, who have obtained surplus land under section 77 to obtain loans from the Karnataka State Land Development Bank for payment of purchase price. On account of the view held by the High Court in a judgment delivered on 26th February 1979, the amendment of section 80 and 83 is necessitated to make invalid transfers referred to in section 80. The amendment of section 106 is to make payment of annuity to Religious and Charitable Institutions in respect of tenanted lands. The position as it stood on 31st December 1978 has been restored. The amendment of section 107 is to enable Research Institutions; affiliated to Universities to hold land for research purposes. Provision is also made to frame rules in respect of study farms provided for in section 107 (1) (v). Other amendment are incidental and consequential. Hence the Bill. (Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary), Part IV-2A, dated 3rd March, 1981, as No. 98, at p. 8.) XXII Amending Act No. 1 of 1983.—Under section 38 of the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961 the agricultural labourers had to file applications for registration as owners of their dwelling houses on or before 31st December, 1969. This period was extended till 31st December, 1981 by the Karnataka Land Reforms (Amendment) Act, 1981 (Karnataka Act 3 of 1982). Since Act 3 of 1982 received the assent of the President only on 1st March 1982, the benefit of extended time could not be availed of by many. Having in view this circumstance and the demand from the public it is proposed to extend the time upto 31st March 1983. In cases where an order under sub-section (1) of section 67 had been obtained by filing false, incorrect or incomplete declarations etc., the tribunal had to exercise its power of review under section 122A within a period of two years from the date of the order or the 31st December, 1981, whichever is later. It is considered necessary to extended the time till 31st March 1983. Accordingly an ordinance was promulgated. This Bill seeks to replace the said ordinance. (Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary), Part IV-2A, dated 24th November 1982, as No. 816, at p. 3.) XXIII Amending Act No. 35 of 1985.—According to the existing provisions under the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, Compensation to ex-landlords is paid partly in cash and partly in bonds (in the case of extended lands) and wholly in the form of bonds (in the case of surplus lands). The bonds are envisaged to be non-transferable and non-negotiable in character, carrying an interest at 5½% per annum and maturing in a period not exceeding 20 years. A number of representations have been received that payment in the form of bonds would cause enormous inconvenience to the payees. Keeping this in view, it is now proposed to make payment in the form of National Savings Certificates instead of bonds. Payment in the form of National Savings Certificates is expected to bring considerable relief to the ex-landlord payees. Section 122-A of Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961 provides for review of case of surplus declaration already decided earlier in cases where the determination has bee obtained by fraud, mis- representation etc. The time limit fixed is two years from the date of such order or within 31st 17 December 1981 whichever is later. However as Act 3 of 1982 which extended time limit upto 31st December 1981 received the assent of the President of India on 1st March 1982 i.e. after the lapse of the time limit fixed, it did not serve any purpose. Decision had been taken in the State Level Conference of Divisional Commissioner, Deputy Commissioners and Special Deputy Commissioner held on 22nd and 23rd January, 1982 to extend the time limit. Accordingly Government had further amended the section 122-A by extending time limit upto 31st March 1983 by Act 1 of 1983. As there are still a number of such surplus land cases remaining to be reviewed, it is considered necessary to extend the time limit for a further period of upto 30th June 1984 by amending section 122-A of the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961. Hence the Bill. (Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary), Part IV-2A, dated 9th February 1984, as No. 111, at p. 4–5.) XXIV Amending Act No. 19 of 1986.—In the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961, there is no provision for preferring an appeal against the order passed by the Land Reforms Tribunal. The High Court of Karnataka in Writ Petition No. 28441/1981 has observed that the disposal of the cases by the Tribunal is not satisfactory and to facilitate proper adjudication of disputes a provision in the Act for preferring an appeal is desirable. It is hence intended to provide for an appeal against decision of the Land Reforms Tribunal by constituting an Appellate Authority. It is also intended to waive the installment of premium payable on or after 17th October 1984 by person registered as occupants of land equal to 10 acres of D Class land or less. The Karnataka Land Reforms (Amendment) Ordinance 1985 (Karnataka Ordinance 18 or 1985) was promulgated for the said purpose. This Bill seeks to replace the said Ordinance. Opportunity is also taken to extend the jurisdiction of the Appellate Authority to the case under the Mysore (Personnel and Miscellaneous) Inams Abolition Act, 1954, the Mysore. (Religious and Charitable) Inams Abolition Act, 1955, the Karnataka (Sandur Areas) Inams Abolition Act, 1976 and the Certain Inams Abolition Act, 1977, decided by the Land Reforms Tribunal. (Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary), Part IV-2A, dated 21st February, 1986, as No. 135, at p. 11.) XXV Amending Act No. 18 of 1990.—After the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961, was amended by Act 1 of 1974, it was expected that litigations pertaining to the tenancies would be disposed off early. However, the Act was again amended by Act No. 19 of 1986, and provision was made for an appeal to the Land Reforms Appellate Authority with two Official Members, of whom one was a Civil Judge from the Judicial Department and another from the Revenue Department not below the rank of a Deputy Commissioner. Earlier to the amendment Act No. 19 of 1986, the orders of the land Tribunals were final and they could only be questioned before the High Court in it‘s Writ Jurisdiction. However, from the past experience, it is found that the desired results were not forthcoming from the Constitution of the Appellate Authorities. The system has also not proved to be beneficial in the majority of the cases. Hence, after taking all factors into consideration, the Government decided to abolish the Land Reforms Appellate Authorities and to make the decision of the Tribunal final. Hence the Bill. (Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary), Part IV-2A, dated 28th June, 1990, as No. 420, at p. 7.) 18 XXVI Amending Act No. 1 of 1991.—The Government having considered several representations to amend the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961, has considered it necessary to amend certain provisions of the said Act. Salient features of the Bill are as follows:— 1) The dependents of the soldier become entitled to resume the land, when the soldier dies while in service. 2) Rent payable to soldiers is enhanced. 3) A person with income upto rupees 10,000 is proposed to be included in the definition of the expression ‗small holder‘. 4) ‗Cocoa‘ is omitted from the definition of Plantation Crops. 5) Persons who have attained age of 65 years are made eligible to receive compensation in lumpsum. 6) A person registered as an occupant whose holding does not exceed 10 acres of ‗D‘ class of land, is proposed to be exempted from the payment of premium of instalments which have fallen due and remained unpaid. 7) The limit of rupees 12,000 on the income accruing from sources other than agriculture is proposed to be enhanced to rupees 50,000 to make persons having such income eligible to acquire agricultural land. 8) The period fixed for filing application to the High Court consequent to the abolition of appellate authorities is extended from 90 days to 120 days. Opportunity is also taken to make some incidental and consequential amendments. Hence the Bill. (Obtained from LA Bill NO. 28 of 1990.) XXVII Amending Act No. 31 of 1991.—Sub-section (1) of section 79-A of the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961 was amended by Karnataka Act 1 of 1991, raising the income limit relating to the acquisition of land to Rupees Fifty thousand. A consequential amendment to sub-section (2) has become necessary. It is considered necessary to exempt the Karnataka Housing Board and certain Other Statutory Authorities from sections 79-A, 79-B and 80 of the said Act. An Ordinance was promulgated for the above purpose. This Bill seeks to replace the Karnataka Land Reforms (Amendment) Ordinance, 1991 (Karnataka Ordinance 7 of 1991). Hence the Bill. (Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary), Part IV-2A, dated 28th August, 1991, as No. 568, at p. 175.) XXVIII Amending Act No. 9 of 1992.—Disposal of surplus land under section 77 of the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961 as subject to reservation of fifty percent for grant to persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Reservation of fifty percent to the said category of persons is considered to be inadequate and so it is proposed to enahance the percentage of reservation to seventy-five percent. In order to promote industrial development and to enable educational institutions to hold land for non-agricultural purposes, it is considered necessary to exempt any land from the provisions of section 79A or 79B also, as section 109 of the said Act empowers the Government to exempt land from the provisions of section 80 only. 19 Under section 122A, a tribunal can review its order passed under section 67, under certain circumstances within the period specified therein. It is considered necessary to extend the said period upto 31st December, 1995 in the interest of justice. Hence the Bill. (Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary), Part IV-2A, dated 24th March, 1992, as No. 169, p. 430.) XXIX Amending Act No. 31 of 1995.—Certain difficulties have been experienced in recent years in the working of the Land Reforms Act in the State, in as much as restriction imposed on acquisition of agricultural land for certain purposes have come in the way of achieving development in certain sectors of economy, especially the Agro-Industrial Sector where the State holds considerable potential for advancement. Industries and other economic sectors where speedy execution is necessary, are found resorting to various indirect methods of obtaining lands for their requirement, which often tend to defeat the very purpose of the Land Reforms Law. In the new environment of economic liberlisation sweeping the country, it is felt necessary to enable the industries based on aquaculture, floriculture, horticulture and also the housing industry which hold high potential for drawing outside investment in the State, to obtain lands required for their establishment and expansion, easily. The amendments proposed in this Bill are formulated with a view to addressing these issues which have roused persistent demand for public regulation, and to achieve overall development of the State by giving impetus to its economic growth and to that end to remove the lacunae in the existing law. Opportunity is also taken to make some other consequential and incidental changes. Hence the Bill. (Obtained from LA Bill NO. 31 of 1995.) XXX Amending Act No. 8 of 1996.—To enable the industries based on aquaculture, floriculture, horticulture and also the housing industry which hold high potential for drawing outside investment in the State, to obtain lands required for their establishment and expansion, easily, the Karnataka Act No. 31 of 1995 was enacted to amend section 109 of the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961. In order to clarify that the exemption of land under sub-section (1A) of section 109 was subject to the provisions of Town and Country Planning Act, 1961 and that grant of exemption is restricted to the provision, of section 63, 79A, 79B or 80, Karnataka Ordinance No. 8 of 1995 was promulgated, amending the said sub-section. As Ordinance No. 8 of 1995 would have lapsed on 8th February 1996, Karnataka Ordinance 1 of 1996 was promulgated. This Bill seeks to re-place the said Ordinance. Hence the Bill. (Obtained from LA Bill No. 1 of 1996.) XXXI Amending Act 23 of 1998.—It is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961, to make a provision for grant of land vested in Government under section 44, if a person fulfills the following conditions. (i) he was, immediately before the first day of March, 1974, in actual possession and cultivation of any land not exceeding one unit, which has vested in the State Government under section 44, and (ii) being entitled to be registered as an occupant of such land under section 45 or 49, has failed to apply for registration of occupancy rights in respect of such land under sub-section (1) of section 48A within the period specified therein, and 20 (iii) has continued to be in actual possession and cultivation of such land on the date of commencement of the Karnataka Land Reforms (Amendment) Act, 1997. Hence the Bill. (Obtained from LA bill No. 27 fo 1997.) XXXII Amending Act 34 of 1998.—It is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, to provide,— (i) for reckoning the period of 15 years for transfer of the land for which occupancy rights have been given under this Act from the date of final order passed by the Tribunal under section 48A instead of from the date of issue of certificate under section 55; (ii) that not only the Special Deputy Commissioner but any other Officer authorised by the State Government may grant the land under this section; (iii) that the process of granting land may be completed within one year from the date of commencement of the Karnataka Land Reforms (Amendment) Act, 1997. (iv) that the land which shall be granted together with the land already held by such person shall not exceed 2 hectares of D class of land or its equivalent and no land which lies within the limits of the area specified in the Table shall be granted. Hence the Bill. (Obtained from LC Bill No. 12 of 1998.) XXXIII Amending Act 22 of 2001.- It is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961 (Karnataka Act 1 of 1962),- (i) to provide for registration of the tenant alongwith his or her living spouse as joint occupations. (ii) To remove the time limit for grant of land under section 77A of the Act. Hence the Bill. (Obtained from L.A.Bill No.12 of 2001) XXXIV Amending Act 20 of 2003.- It is considered necessary to provide for,- (i) acquiring by sale, gift or mortgage of any land or interest therein of agricultural property in favour of the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation constituted under the Road Transport Corporation Act, 1950 (Central Act LXVI of 1950), the Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Ltd., constituted under the Companies Act, 1956; (ii) the Deputy Commissioner to grant exemption under section 109 of the Act of any land in any area from the provisions of sections 63, 79-A, 79-B or 80 subject to the same restrictions and in the same manner but within the limits to be set forth under section 109. Hence the Bill. [L.C. Bill No.13 of 2002] [Entry 18 of List-II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India] XXXV 21 Amending Act 34 of 2003.- Sub-section (1) of section 77 of the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961 provides for grant of surplus land to,- (a) land less persons whose gross annual income does not exceed rupees four thousand eight hundred and ex-military personnel whose annual income does not exceed rupees twelve thousand [clause (iv)]; (b) other persons residing in villages in the same Panchayat and whose gross annual income does not exceed rupees two thousand [clause (vi)]. It is considered necessary to amend the law and to provide in one clause for grant of land to landless persons or other persons residing in villages in the same Panchayat area whose gross annual income does not exceed rupees twenty thousand and to ex-military personnel whose gross annual income does not exceed rupees twenty-two thousand. Hence the Bill. [L.A. Bill No. 14 of 2003] [Entry 18 of List-III of Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India] XXXVI Amending Act 18 of 2004.- It is considered necessary to amend section 109 of the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961 to provide for the Deputy Commissioners to grant exemption under the said section to an extent not exceeding half hectare of land. Hence the Bill. [L.C. Bill No.9 of 2004] [Entry 18 of List-III of Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India] XXXVII Amending Act 7 of 2005.- By inserting a proviso to sub-section (1-A) of section 109 of the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961, the Deputy Commissioners were empowered to exercise the powers of the State Government to grant exemptions to an extent not exceeding half hectare of land. It is now considered necessary to retain the said power of the State Government in respect of the areas under Bangalore Rural District and Bangalore District. Hence the Bill. [L.A. Bill No.3 of 2005] [Entry 18 of List-III of Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India] XXXVIII Amending Act 17 of 2005.- It is considered necessary to provide for an appeal to the Revenue Appellate Tribunal from an order passed by the Deputy Commissioner or an Officer authorised under sub-section (1) of section 77A by suitably amending sub-section (2) of section 118 of the Act. Hence the Bill. [L.A. Bill No.8 of 2005] XXXIX Amending Act 17 of 2007.- In G.O.NO.RD 9 BMM 2003, dated: 8.9.2005 the posts of Regional Commissioners at Bangalore, Mysore, Gulbarga and Belgaum along with supporting staff has been created. The Regional Commissioners have to be conferred with statutory powers by necessary amendments to the relevant Acts. Since the matter was urgent and the Karnataka Legislature was not in session, the Karnataka Land Revenue and Certain Other Laws (Amendment) Ordinance 2006(Karnataka Ordinance No.5 of 2006) was promulgated to achieve the above Object. Hence the Bill. [L.A.Bill No. 7 of 2007] 22 [Entry 5 and 18 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.] XL Amending Act 35 of 2010.- Sub-section (2) of section 61 of the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961 (Karnataka Act 10 of 1962) enable an occupant to raise loan by mortgaging or create a charge on his interest in the land for development of land or improvement of agricultural practices. It is considered necessary to enable the owner to raise loan by mortgaging their lands, for higher studies of their children. Hence the Bill. [L.A.Bill No. 14 of 2010, File No.39 Shasana 2009] [Entry 18 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.] XLI Amending Act 27 of 2014.- It is considered necessary to amend section 109 of the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961 (Karnataka Act 10 of 1962) and section 95 of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964 (Karnataka Act 12 of 1964) to provide that once the permission under section 109 of the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961 is taken the permission under section 95 of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964 is deemed to have been taken as the procedure under the two enactments is similar but is time consuming one as separate permission has to be taken under each enactment which result in undue delay. It is considered necessary to simplify the said procedure. Provision is also made in cases where the land in any area, cannot be utilized for the purpose of industrial development, educational institutions, places of worship, a housing project approved by the State Government or Horticulture purpose under sub-section (1) within the prescribed time such land shall be surrendered to the Land Bank of the Government, failing which the exemption shall be cancelled and same be forfeited to the Government without paying compensation. Hence, the new proviso to sub-section (2) of section 109 of Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961, is proposed to be inserted. Hence the Bill. [L.A. Bill No.47 of 2014, File No. Samvyashae 24 Shasana 2014] [entry 5 and 18 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.] XLII Amending Act 02 of 2015.-It is considered necessary,- (1) to amend section 109 of the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961 (Karnataka Act 10 of 1962) to insert an explanation relating to ―Industrial development‖ in sub section (1) of the said section to provide for inclusion of mining of minor minerals whether specified or non-specified and stone crushing activity for providing exemption under the said section. (2) to amend section 95 of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964 (Karnataka Act 12 of 1964), to simplify or minimize the time required for diversion of land subject to obtaining the permission for the purpose of quarrying of Minor 23 Mineral or stone Crushing activity, under the relevant law for the time being in force. Hence, the Bill. [L.A. Bill No.64 of 2014, File No. Samvyashae 42 Shasana 2014] [entries 5 and 18 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.] XLIII Amending Act 33 of 2015.- It is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961 (Karnataka Act 10 of 1962), for the following reasons, namely:- (1) to enhance the annual income limit from two lakh to twenty-five lakhs from sources other than agricultural lands to acquire any land taking into consideration the revision of rupee value since 1995; (2) to empower Deputy Commissioner instead of Assistant Commissioner to grant permission for non agriculturist to purchase agriculture land under section 80 to take more caution while granting such permissions; (3) to enhance the power of the Government and the Deputy Commissioner excisable on behalf of the Government to grant the land in any area to exempt from the provisions of section 63, 79A, 79B of the Act. Hence, the Bill. [L.A. Bill No. 33 of 2015, File No. Samvyashae 21 Shasana 2015] [entry 18 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.] * * * * XLIV Amending Act 43 of 2017.- It is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961 (Karnataka Act 10 of 1962), to provide for an agricultural labourer to be entitled for registration as owner in respect of dwelling house built on land not belonging to him immediately prior to 1st day of January 1979, by vesting such Land in Government on the date of commencement of the Karnataka Land Reforms (Amendment) Act, 2016 and matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Hence the Bill, [L.A. Bill No.37 of 2016, File No. Samvyashae 54 Shasana 2016] [entry 18 of List II and entry 42 of List III of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.] XLV Amending Act 09 of 2020.-It is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961 (Karnataka Act 10 of 1962) to provide for,- (i) deemed exemption to purchase Land for Industrial purpose to the extent approved by the State High Level Clearance Committee or the State Level Single Window Clearance Committee under the Karnataka Industrial (Facilitation) Act, 2002. 24 (ii) permission for sale of the lands exempted under section 109 after utilizing such land for the period of seven years for the purpose for which it was permitted to tide over the financial crisis to other company or organization for the same purpose to which it was permitted earlier. As the matter was urgent and both houses of the Karnataka state legislature were not in a session, the Karnataka Land Reforms (Amendment) Ordinance 2019 (Karnataka Ordinance 3 of 2019) was promulgated on 20.11.2019 This Bill seeks to replace the said Ordinance. Hence the Bill. [L.A. Bill No. 15 of 2020, File No. Samvyashae 08 Shasana 2020] [Entry 18 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.] [Published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary No. 152 in part-IV dated: 27.04.2020] XLVI Amending Act 56 of 2020.- Whereas several cases are being registered for the violation of the provisions of section 79A and 79B of the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961 (Karnataka Act 10 of 1962) and the Government has been receiving huge requests for the removal of restriction for purchasing agricultural land. And whereas, in W.P.No 16199/2019 Hon‘ble High Court of Karnataka has given an interim judgment in which it has given direction to the State Government (Revenue Department) which is administrating section 79A and 79B of the said Act to simplify the services and to respond properly to the public grievances. And whereas, the High Court Karnataka,- (i) in the previous order dated: 28.05.2019 has observed that since 1974 to till this date though several orders have been passed in respect of the proceedings initiated under section 79-A and 79B of the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961 in majority of them the proceedings are dropped. In some of the cases, order for confiscation of the land to the State was passed but no action is taken by the authorities in taking over the possession of such land. (ii) therefore, the Principal Secretary of the State who is present before the Court shall look into all these matters and come back to this Court with a plan of action that he would take to regulate the aforesaid proceedings and also to ensure grievances of the people are addressed in a systematic process where the intervention of the official for extraneous consideration is removed. Further he shall also ensure action as initiated for not recovering lands where section 79A and 79B orders are passed in favour of the State in confiscation of the said land to the State. (iii) in the order dated: 29.07.2019, the principal Secretary, Revenue Department would also State that with reference to section 79A and 79B proceedings, time bound mechanism would be put in place to ensure that the 25 proceedings are not initiated at the whims and fancies of the Officers but it would be based on legitimate revenue entries, he has given instructions to all the officers to pursue recovery of lands wherever the orders are passed in confiscating such lands to the State where violation of the provisions of section 79A and 79B is proved. And whereas, the officers of the Revenue Department who are registering more cases against the persons who has purchased the land after several years for the violation of the provisions of section 79A and 79B of the Land Reforms Act, 1961, therefore public-general facing more problems by the action of Revenue Officers.‖ Therefore it is considered necessary to amend the said Act to provide for,- (i) removal of restriction on purchasing agriculture land and purchaser of agricultural land shall use such land for agricultural purpose only; (ii) A-class irrigated Land shall be sold only for Agriculture purpose; (iii) agriculture land shall only be mortgaged in favour of financial institution specified in section 81; and (iv) no restrictions laid down in this Act shall be relaxed in respect of land granted under the Karnataka Schedule Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978 (Karnataka Act 2 of 1979) Therefore after detail examination it is consider necessary to omit the sections 79A, 79B and 79Cof the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961 (Karnataka Act 10 of 1962)and certain consequential amendments are also made. As the matter was urgent and both houses of the Karnataka state legislature were not in a session, therefore the Karnataka Land Reforms (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 (Karnataka Ordinance No.13 of 2020) was promulgated to achieve the above object. This Bill seeks to replace the said Ordinance. Hence the Bill. [L.A. Bill No. 42 of 2020, File No. Samvyashae 54 Shasana 2020] [Entry 18 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.] [Published in Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary No. 719 in part-IVA dated: 30.12.2020] XLVII 26 Amendment Act 56 of 2025:- It is considered necessary further to amend the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961 (Karnataka Act 10 of 1962) and Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964 (Karnataka Act No. 12 of 1964) to,- (i) give effect to the Budget Speech of 2025-26; (ii) encourage renewable energy projects for generation of clean energy; and (iii) adopt the provisions on the lines of the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023 (Central Act 18 of 2023). Hence, the Bill. [L.A. Bill No. 51 of 2025, File No. SAMVYASHAE 59 SHASANA 2025] [Entry 18 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India] [Published in Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary No.562 in part-IVA dated:10.09.2025 27 1[KARNATAKA ACT]1 No. 10 OF 1962. (First published in the 1[Karnataka Gazette]1 on the Fifteenth day of March, 1962.) THE 1[KARNATAKA]1 LAND REFORMS ACT, 1961. (Received the assent of the President on the Fifth day of March, 1962.) (As amended by Karnataka Acts 14 of 1965, 38 of 1966, 1 & 5 of 1967, 11 of 1968, 6 of 1970, 4 of 1972, 2 of 1973, 1, 26 & 31 of 1974, 18, 27, 44 & 67 of 1976, 12 & 23 of 1977, 1 of 1979, 2 of 1980, 3 of 1982, 1 of 1983, 35 of 1985, 19 of 1986, 18 of 1990, 1 & 31 1991, 9 of 1992, 31 of 1995, 8 of 1996, 23, 34 of 1998, 22 of 2001, 20 of 2003, 34 of 2003, 18 of 2004, 7 of 2005, 17 of 2005, 17 of 2007, 35 of 2010, 27 of 2014, 02 of 2015 33 of 2015, 43 of 2017 , 09 of 2020, 56 of 2020 and 56 of 2025) An Act to enact a uniform law relating to land reforms in the 1[State of Karnataka]1. WHEREAS it is expedient to enact a uniform law in the 1[State of Karnataka]1 relating to agrarian relations, conferment of ownership on tenants, ceiling on land holdings and for certain other matters hereinafter appearing; BE it enacted by the 1[Karnataka State]1 Legislature in the Twelfth Year of the Republic of India as follows:—