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Repeal and saving. \ ... t ( 169 THE KERALA GRANTS AND LEASES (MODIFICATION OF RIGHTS) ACT, 1980 • (Act 16 of 1980) A11 Act to provide for th~ modifzcatzon of rights under mad~ or granted by or on behalf of the former Cochm for cultwatwn grants and leases of lands States of Travancore and Preamble.-WHEREAS the former States of Travancore and Cochin had made grants and granted leases of hnds to certain persons on nominal assessment or rent ; ANn WHEREAS under suc.h grants and leases the grantees and lessees had been given right to appropriate trees standing on the lands granted or leased with obligation to pay nominal value or wtthout any obligation for payment ot any value ; AND W m.RI:.AS the assessments and rents charged on the grantees and lessees are only nominal , AND Wm.REAS such grants and leases, if allowed to operate without modifications, will result in heavy loss to the Government and huge un-earned profits to the grantees and lessees ; ANn WHEREAS the effect of such grants and leases is that the ownership and control of large extents ol lands and many valuable trees br.longing to the Government are vested in a few persons without any liabihty to pay reasonable assessment or rent or value of trees ; ANn WHEREAS for the purpose of securing the principles laid down in clause3 (b) and ~c) of Art1cle 39 of the Constitution of f ndia, it is ne~sary in the public interest that such undue profits to a few persorn are utilised for the common benefit of the general public ; Be it enacted in the Thirty-first Year ot the Republic of India as follows:- 1 . Short tille, e~lent and commencemmt.-( l) This Act may be called the Kernla Grants ar.d Lea~es (Modification of Rights) Act, 1980. . (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Kerala . (3) It shall be deellled to have cone into force on the 25th day of June, 19RO. • Received the assent ot the Pres1dent on the 7th day of August 1980 anci published in the K.erala Gezelte Extraordinary No. 565 dated 7th Augu,t l 980. 34/13!10/B. 170