Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Kerala Land Reforms Act, 1963 or in any other law for the time being in force or in any contract, it shall be lawful for the owner of any land, included in a scheme as liable to carry out any work, to enhance the rent payable by a tenant holding under him, if such tenant is benefited by the work under the scheme and there has been increase in the yield of the holding. The enhancement of rent shall be in proportion to the increase in the yield and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed. (2) The District Committee shall decide whether or not there has been any increase in yield and if there has been the quantity of such increase and the extent to which the tenant has benefited thereby, and the decision of the District Committee shall be final.