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2 For Statanent of Objects and Reasons, see rbrt Sf. George Gazette ~~traordinary, dated the 4th November 1957, Part IW-A, page 130. For the report of the Joint Select Committee, see Fort St. George ' Gazette Extraordinary, dated the 12th February 1958,, Part IV-A, pages 5-20. This Act was extended to the added territories by section 3 of and the First Schedule to, the Tamil Nadu (Added Territories) Exten- sion of Laws (No. 2) Act, 1961 (Tamil Nadu Act 39 of 1961) repealing b the corresponding law in force in those territories. 8 This expression was substituted for the expression " State of Madras" by the Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Laws Order, 1969, as amended by the Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Laws (Second Amendment) Order, 1969. (u) ' IEho~ciat~ Yagna' ~ncirlls tl~c nzovtl;mci~t initiated by Shl i AcharyaVitlo b11:~ Bhavc for i he auquisition of lands thr-ough voluntary gilt:, for. tiialri bu: ion io '[land- less poo~, p:~ si)n s, co-operaiive socict iea or Sarvoda ya Panchaya~ s or fc\r com~nu~lit y p u rpc!~,cs] ; (b) ' Community purpose ' means any .purpose which is for thc general good of ihe community ; . (c) t Govcrn~nerlt '* means ihe Statc Government ; v t \ . 2[(d) ' Gramtlai~ land ' incans lirnd donated for Gramdan in a Grarndan villagc and i~~cludcs any land in :such 5llage donated for the Bhoodall h g n a and granted / ' 7 under sub-sec;ion (1) of section 19 to the Sarvodaya Panchayat con$i!uted for that village ; * , . * . Ji' (e) ' Gramdan villngc9 nltans any rcvcnua village ' " d';',vi1lages or p xrt or parts l hereof in which- (i) not leas than two-thil ds of ilie number of , p~rsons residing alld owning lands tlonatc all their lands -$ort Gramclan ; or (ii) not IL'SS than one-half of thc total cxtcnt of r ht: I lands owncd by PC)-aons residi~lg in sucb village or .villages or part or pal is is donated by persons rcsiding and owning lands thcnbin dona:iag all tlluir lands for Gramdan, ' and which the Govcr nment may, by notification; declare to be a Gramdan village ] ; ' . 3[(ee) ' Inquiry Officor ' 112;=ans i kc Tdhsil~far or aputy Tah3il:lar ill indcpcndc-nt chai gc, having jurisdiction in t hc r alu k w su b-talu k whei e lands donated for the Bhuodaa: Ri gna are silrrai t: or :~~~ciz ollie~r as the f - - - -- - -- - - - . - . - - - - -- .- --- - . -- -_. These words were substitutd b~. v I " litinllqa?i p t j t ~ ~ * pekons or for cornmuoily purposes " Irv :7cclit~~~ '1 (i) {jf fllc 'lil,l,il Nadu Bhoodan Yagna (An~endmcnt) Act, 1004 ('iV;rrrtil F*l:lrlrr A C ~ 36 of 1964). 2These clauses wcr.: wi)itituted for tho orizinal clauxi ( r l ) pnd (e) by section 2 (ii) of the Tanlil Nq~l.1 F4hf>ctcI:,n Y:+gr!;r (Amendment) Ad, 1964 (Tamil N,tdu Act 36 of 19641, 3 This clause was inresled by section 2 (iii) of the Tamil Nadu Bhoodan Yagna (P rnclldment) Act, 19M (Tamil Nado A a 36 of 964). S ?199 : T.N. Act xv ] Bhoodan Yugnd, istrict Collector may, by notification, .appoint for such llage or villages where lands donated for the Bhoodan gna arc situate, as may be specified in t he notification ;] C (0 '1 andless poor person' neans .a person who either is not a owner of land or a owner of land which does not exceed the limits prescribed in this behalf and whose annual income does not exceed three hundred rupees ; ' (g) 3wner ' includes any tcnant having heritable . and alienable interest in land ; (h) ' Sarvodaya Panchayat ' means the Sa rvodaya . I,* Panchayat constituted for a Gramdan village ;and (i) + State ' Board ' means the '[Tad 1 Nadu State Bhoodan Yagna Board] established under section 3.