Keyword(s):
Garden Land, Kaiaeruvaramdar, Landowner, Mattuvaramdar

An Act to define the conditions of engagement and to
provide for the protection of kaiaeruvaramdnrs and
mattuvaramdars in certain areas in tho dislsid of
~iruchirappalli.
WHEREAS in certain areas of Tiruchirappalli district cer-
tain peculiar kinds of relationship in respect of land called
‘. .kajaeruvaram and mattuvaram are prevalent and whereas the –
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uncertainties regarding the incidents of those re!ationship,
have led to frequent disputes between the landowners and
kafaeruvaramdarsand rnattu~tamdan,leading to unsettled
conditions and breaches of peace and causinq fall in agri-
cultural pioduction ;
3These wo;ds were cubstituted for the word “Madras by the
Tamil Nadu Adapti tion of Laws Order, 1969, as amended by the
Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Laws (Second Amendment) Order, 1969.
$For Statcmentof Objebts and Reasons, see Fort St,George Gazette,
Extraordinary, dated the 9th September 1958, Part IV-A, pages 435 to
436.
TMSAct was extended to Mayanoor, Manavasi and Renganatha-
villages in the Kulitalal taluk of the Tiruchirappalli district
2 of the Tiruchirappalli lhiaeruvaram acd EAattuvaram
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(Extention of Application) A?t, 1964 (Tamil Nadu Act 9 of 1964) which
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wag deemed to have come ,Into force on the 1st April 1964, subject
to the following modifications :–•
(i) for the expressions “COTT]MenCemW’ltof this Act ” and “date
ofthe commencment of this Act ” wherever they occur, the cxpres-
don “1st April IF64 ” shall be substituted.
ii) for the expressions ” 1st day of-April1959 ” in sub-section
(3) 0\ the section 1, “1st January 1.957 ” in section 5, “1st January
1957 in sub-sections(1)and (2) ofsection 8 and “1955-5ti or 1956-37 ‘
in sub-s~ctions(1,) and (2) of Secti~n9, the expressions “1st day of
April 1964 ” ,”1st January 1960, 1st .hn~ary1960 ” and ”196061
,, 1961-62″ shall resp:ctinly be susbstitutmi.+
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1100 ~iruchira~palli [I958: T.N.Act Xaf
~ai~~rbvaram and Mattuvaram
ANDWHEREAS it is expedient to define the conditions
of engagement and to provide for the protection of
kaiapruvararndars sodmattuvoraddo~sin ceitain areas in the !
district of Tiruchirappalfi ;1
BEit enacted in the Ninth Year of the Republic of India
as follows :-
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ment
Short titie, 1. (1) This Act rnay be called the Tiruchirappalli
extent and Kajaeruvaram and MaftuvararnAct, 1958.
commence;,
(2) ~t to the viltqges iothe district of Tiruchirap ‘
pLli specified in the schedule.
(3) ~tshall come into force on the 1st day of April
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water from wells or other sources ; .
pefinitions.
1959,
‘ 2 In this ~ct,un~~i the iontext otherwise requires,-‘
( “garden land ‘9n&ins dry land irrigated by lifting :
by alandowner to do loughing and watering operatiom or
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ploughing operation a one on a land for remuneration for
such work by a share in the crop on the land in respect of
(b)”kaiarrurorumda .’ means any person ‘engaged,, I I .
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which such work .
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isdone or,by payment of a fixed quantity

of paddy or by both such hare Iand payment.
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((9 b6 landowner 99 in relation to a kaiaeruvaramddr df
. ma~tuvara;l,da~means the owner of a laad who has engaged
the kajaeruvar’ mlhr orthe mattuvaramdar and includes any
persm derivirg ~nyright from such Owner in respect 4- f
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‘ shall have the .
that lad;
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words were substituted foi the word “Madra. ” by thC I
msclawwas iuserted by section4 (i) of the Tamil Nadu Tenancy.
same mea& as in clause(29)’of ~ection3 of the ‘Famil
Land\eforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) AG~,:
Nadu Act 58 of 1961)1 .11&9. of the ked.Forces .
(Amkndment) Act, 1965 (TadNadu Act 9 of 1965)-
f.
TamilNaduAdaptation of Laws Order, 1969,das amendedb?th!? Tad\ % ,
ICC_-
*duAdaptation ~aws Amendment) Order, 19.

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