Keyword(s):
Agricultural Labourer, Agricultural Land, Agriculturist, Authorised Officer,
Kudiyiruppu, Person Interested, Plantation, Plantation Labourer, Tenant
An Act to provide for the protection from eviction of
persons occupying kudiyiruppu in tbe S[Stateof I’amil
Nadu]
WHEREASit is necessary to provide for the protection from
eviction of persons occupying kudiyiruppu in the ‘[State of
Tamil ~a&];
Be it enacted in the Twelfth Year of the Republic of Indi
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and extent 1.
- (1) This Act may be called the =[Tamil Nadu]
‘[Short tittle Occupants of Kudiyiruppu (Protection from Eviction) Act,
961.
(2) It extends to the whole of the 3[State of ?’atnil
NaduJ.
1Ti~sewords were substitured for the word “Madras” by he
Tamil Nadu Adap!a;iol~ c f Laws Order, 1969, as amended by
il~cTajnll Nadu Adaptation of uws (Second Amendmsn~)
Order 1969
“or Statement of Objects a~~d Reasons, see Fort St. George
Gazette ]Extraordinary, Part 1V- Section 3, dated the 24th August
1961 pages 279-280.
Nothing in this Act as re-enacted by.the Tamil Nadu Occupants
of Kudiyisuppu (Protection from. Evictloo) Re-enacting Act, 1975
(Tamil Nadu Act 23 of 1975) or ?n the latter Act shall be deemed
to affect the operation of the Tam11 Nadu C~ccupantsof Kudiyiruppu
(Conferment of Ownership) Act, 1971(Tamil Nadu Act 40 of 1971)-
Piease see section 4 of Tamil Nadu Act 23 of 1975,
a~Gsexpression was substituted for the expression “State of
Madras” by the Tamil Nadu Adptation of Laws Order, 1969, as’
amended by the Tamil mdu Adaptation oiLaws (Second Amend-
ment) Order, 1969.
4This heading was substituted for the heading “Short title,
extent and duration” by section 2 (1) (a)of the Tamil Nadu . Om-
pants of Kudiyiruppu (Protection from Bvlction) Re-enacting &,
197s (Tamil Nadu Act 23 of 1975), whch was deemed to have
into f orce on the 29th November 1973.
-+@1961 f T.N. Act 381 0ccupants of Kudiyiruppu 741
(Protectionfrom Evict ion)
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2, 111 this Act, unless the context otherwise r~quhes,- Definitipfir
(1) “agricultural 1:rbourer” mems a person whose
principal means of livelihood is the income he gets as
,,dges for his manual labour on agricultural land ;
(2) ‘.%griculturallai~d”mems any land used for any
of the following purposes, namely :- - (a) horticulture ;
(b) the raisihg of crops, grass or garden produce;
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(g) livestock &I breeding ; ‘
(h) growing of trees ;”and
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(d)the raising of manure crops ;
(e) dairy farming ;
(f)poultry hrming ;
(i) includes my land ugd:.fiir any purpoa
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subseivietlt to the above purposes, an9’forest land, pasture
land, pla~tstion,orchard and topet but
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(ii) does not include house-siie or land used
exclusively for non-agricultural purposes ;
I The original sub-section (3) read as follows :-
“(3) It shall remain in force for a period of three ~cars”.
In the said sub-section, the period of “three years” has sub-
sequently been amended as “six years”, “nine years” and “twelve
years” respectively by section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Occupants of
Kudiyiruppu (Protection from Eviction) Amendment Act, 1964
(Tamil Nadu Act aJ.4 of 1964), by section ? of the Tamil Nadu
Occupants of Kudiyiruppu (Protection from Eviction) fimendment
Act, 1967 (Tamil Nadu Act 15 of 1967) and by sectlon 2 of the
Tamil Nadu Occupants of Kudiyiruppu (Protec~ionfrom Evictioa)
Amendment Act, 1970 (Tamil Nadu Act 1 of 1971). which was
deemed to have come into force 013 the 23rd November 1970. Sub-
section (3) as so amended was finally omitted by section 2 (:) (b)
ot’ thc Taniil Nad u Occupants of Kudlylruppu (Protcct~on fi.om
I?~ric:tion)Re-enacting Act, 1975 (Tamil Nadu Act 23 of 1975), which
wab deemed to have come into f~rceon the 29th November I “2.
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Occuprmts of~udlylrim [I961 :T.N. Act 38
(ProteetianfromEviction)
(3) “agricrdturist” means a person who cultivates
agricultural land by the contribution of his’ own manual
labo~izor of the manual labour of any member of his
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fami:y ;
(4) “authb’dzed officer” means any Gizttted Qfiwf
authorized by tho Government by notiflation to ~xordw
the powers confbped 011, mid dischargethe dutlea imposed
upon, the authorized officer under this Act for such
area as may be specified in the notification ; \
(S)”‘Govarnment?’ means the State Government ;
(6) ”kudi~p~u”means the site of any dwelling
house or hut occupied, either as tenant or as licensee, by
any agriculturistoragricultural labourer and includes such
otfier area adiawnt to-the dwelling house or hut as maybe
necessary far-the convenient enjoyment of such dwe$ng
house or hut ; ,
Explanation.–It shall be presumed that an y
person occupying the kudiyiruppu is anagriculturallab,
er or an agriculturist, until tht?contrary is proved:
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rudiyiruppu
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(7) tenant” means any persOn who has paid or has
agreedtopay rent or other cons id era tic^ forhis being allowed
by another to e~j;; :k ‘and of the latter under a tenancy
agreembnt, express or implied, and includes his heirs and
lega! representatives.
Pawns 3. 1[(1) Save as otherwise provided in this Act, no
Occupyi person occupying any kudiyi:uppu shall be evicted from
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evicted,
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such kudiyiruppu.
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