The Tamil Nadu Land Encroachment Act, 1905
tamil-nadu · 1905
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- S. 1This Act may be called the 2LTamil Nadu] Land Encroachment (Amendment) Act, 1965
- S. 2Section 2 outlines the procedure for serving notices regarding unauthorized land occupation and specifies conditions under which such notices are unnecessary.
- S. 3'[Any person who shall unauthorizedly omugy ulseasment on rends un
- S. 4Section 4 states that the assessment rate or amount decision under section 3 or 3-A is final and cannot be challenged in civil court.
- S. 5Section 5 imposes penalties for unauthorized land occupation in non-transferred territories, up to five or ten rupees depending on land assessment.
- S. 7Section 7 mandates notice to be served to encroachers before proceedings to reclaim government land.
- S. 8(1) Any person unauthorizedly occupying any unp
- S. 9Section 9 of the Tamil Nadu Land Encroachment Act, 1905, allows appeals from decisions by lower officers to higher authorities.
- S. 10Section 10 mandates authorized officers to submit detailed written reports to local authorities after taking specified actions.
- S. 12Section 12 extends the Tamil Nadu Land Encroachment Act to new territories and repeals conflicting existing laws.
- S. 13Section 13 ensures that unauthorized land occupiers remain liable under other laws, with no double penalties for the same offense.
- S. 14Section 14 prevents civil court suits for land encroachment redress within six days of actions under this Act.
- S. 15Section 15 validates Collector's actions for recovering unauthorized land occupation fees, except for pending suits.
- S. 16Section 16 exempts lands claimed by right of escheat or reversion from the Act until possession is taken by the State Government.
- S. 1905The section amends the act to allow the State Government to designate different appellate authorities for various types of cases.
- S. 1969Section declares government ownership of certain lands and public roads, except for specific rights and customary rights.
- S. 19051The section outlines the enactment and extension of the Tamil Nadu Land Encroachment Act to prevent unauthorized occupation of government lands.