Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
The janmi shall will effect on and from the appointed day, be entitled to a ryotwari patta in respect of all lands proved to have been cultivated. by the janmi himself, or by the members of his trawad, tavazhi, illom or family or by his own servants or by bired labour with his own or hired Stock in- the ordinary course of husbandry for a continuous period of' three agricultural years immediately before the 1st day of June 1069. Lands in which the janmi is entitled to ryotwari patta. Explanation I.—“ cultivate ” in this section includes the planting and rearing of topes, gardens, orchards and plantation crops, hut does not include 125-7—2 [1969 : T. N. Act 24 the rearing of topes of spontaneous growth. Explanation II—Where any land is cultivated with plantation crops any land occupied by any building for the purpose of or ancillary to the cultivation of Such crops of the preparation of the same for the market and any waste land lying interspersed among or contiguous to the planted area upto a maximum of twenty-five per centum of the planted area shall be construed to be land cultivated by the janmi. Lands in respect of which a tenant is entitled to ryotwari patta. 3) (1) Every tenant shall, with effect on and from the appointed day, be entitled to a ryotwari patta in respect of the lands in his occupation : Provided that Such land is proved to have been cultivated by the tenant himself or by the members of his tarwad, tavazhi, illom or family or by his own servants or by hired labour with his own or hired stock in the ordinary course of husbandry for a continuous period of three agricultural years immediately before the 1st day of June 1969; Provided further that no person who has been admitted into posession of any land by a panmi on or after the 1st day of June 1961 shall, except where the Government, after an examination of all the circumstances otherwise direct, be entitled to a ryotwari patta in respect of such land. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), no tenant shall be entitled to a ryotwari patta in respect of any land under sub-section (1) if such tenant has voluntarily abandoned or relinquished his rights in respect of such land on or before the date of the decision of the Settlement Officer under sub-section (1) of section 12. Grant of ryotwari patta on the basis of personal cultivation in certain cases. 10, (1) Where no person is entitled to a ryotwari patta in respect of a land in a janmam estate under section 8 or section 9 and the land vests in the Government, a person who had been personally cultivating such land for a continuous period of three agricultural years immediately before the 1st day of June 1969 shall be entitled to a ryotwari patta in respect of that land : 1969 : T. N. Adt 24] Provided that no person shall be entitled to a ryotwari patta in respect of any land under this section if such person has voluntarily abandoned or relinquished his rights in respect of such land on or before the date of the decision of the Settlement Officer under sub-section (1) of section 12. Explanation.—For the purposes of this subjection if such person has voluntarily abandoned or when he contributes his own physical labour or that of the members of his tarwad, tavazhi, illom or family in the cultivation of that land. (2) Any ryotwari patta granted under this section shall take effect on and from the date of the grant of such patta.