Keyword(s):
Land, Harijans, Harijan Welfare Scheme, Owner
An Act to provide for accluisition of land for Harijan
Welfare Schemes.
BEit enacted by the Legislature of the State of ‘&mil Nadu
in the Twenty-ninth Year of the Republic of India as
Short title,
extent and
- (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Na.du Acquisi-
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commencemen*. tion of Land for Harijan Welfaxe SchemesAct, 1978.
(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Tamil
Nadu.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the
Government may, by notification, appoint.
Declaratim. 2. It is hereby declared that this Act is for giving
effect to the policy of the State towads securing the
principles laid down in Part IV, and in particular article
46 ofthe Constitution,
Definitias. 3. In this ~ct,unless the contkxt otherwise requires-
Court ;
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(a) “Building “includes a house, out-house, stable,
latrim, shed, hut, wall and any other such structure,
whether of masonry, bricks, wood, mud, metal or any
ather materials whatsor:ver ;
(b) ” Corporaticn ” means a company or corpora-
tion owned or controlled by the Government ;
(c) “Court “means-
(i) in the City of Madras, the Madras City Civil
- For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Tamil Nadu Govern
Wnt Gazette Extraordinary, dated the 29th March 1978, Part N-
Section 1, Page 328.I
M8 :’I!.N. Act 3dj Acquisition 01 Land for
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Harijan Welfare Schemes
(ii) elsewhere, the Subordinate Judge’s Court
having jurisdiction, and if there is no such Subordinate
Judge’s Court, the District Court having jurisdiction ;
(d)”Government “means the State Government;
(e) ” Land ” includes building and benefits to arise
out of land and things attached to the earth or permanently
fastened to anything attached to the earth;
(f)” Harijans ” means members of the Selred~tled
Castes and include Scheduled Tribes ;
Explanation.–(I) ” Scheduled Castes ” nzeans tha
castes, races or tribcs or parts of, Gr grcups within, cestes,
races or tribes specified in the Constituticbn (Scheduled
Castes) Order, 1950, made by the Presic’ent u~lderarticle
341 of the Constitutionasamended by the Scheduled Castes
and Scheduled Tribes Order (Amendment) Act, 1976
(Central Act 108 of 1976).
(2) “Scheduled Tribes “means the tribes or tribal
communities,or parts of, or groups within,,tribes or tribal
communities, specified in the Constitution (Scheduled
Tribes) Oider, 1950 made by the President under alticle
342of the C~nstitutionasamended by the Scheduled Castes
and Scheduled Tribcs Order (Amendment) Act, 1976
(Central Act 108 of 1976).
(g)” Harijan Welfare Scheme ” means any scheme
for provision of house-sites for Hz.rijans fcr constructing,
extending or improving any dwelling house for Harijzrisor
for providingany burial or burning grounds for Ha~ijans
or for providing any pathwey lezding to such dwelling
house, burial or burning grounds, c.r fcr provio’ircg any
other amenity for the benefit of Ha.rijans ;
(h) “Owner “includes any persor, who is reeiving
01 is entitled to receive the rent of any land cr building,
whether on his own account or on behalf of himself and
otbers or as an agent, trustee, executor, administrator,
~eceive~or guardian or who wcdd so receive the rent 01
be entitled to receive the rent, if the land or building were
let to a tenant ;1
926 Acquisition.
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