Ebates ~omm&l, ~ore&fb47: ad Private l;mrdr (Prohibition of A — TAMIL NADlJ ACT No. XIV OF ' ' 1947 '

972 Ebates ~omm&l, ~ore&fb47: ad Private l;mrdr (Prohibition of A religious, charitable or educational institution, or ofany hospital, or of any 'local board, municipal council or cooperative society registered or deemed to be registered under the Madras Co-operative Societies Act, f;d~ 1932*, or of any other public body or institution ; ,f 1932, (iii) any such transaction in respect of any forest or private land not exceeding twenty acres in extent, entered into, in the case of forest land, before the 27th day of June 1947, and in the case of private land, before the date on which the impartible estate in which the land is situated is notified as aforesaid ; (iv) any such transaction in respect of any forest or private land exceeding twenty acres in extent, d ibfhidifid i p g y entered into before the respective dates specified in ,clause (iii), up to a limit of twenty acres chosen by the assignee or alienee, the choice being limited as far as possible to contiguous land ; (v) any such transaction in respect of any ild d ibfhi () y py forest or private land entered into before the respective dates specified in clause (iii), in favour of an assignee or alienee in good faith and for valuable consideration. Any choice made under clause (iv) of the proviso to sub-section (1) shall be communicated to the Collector of the district or such officer as may be authorized by him, in the case of forest land within three months from the date on which this Act comes into force and in the case of private land, within three months from that date or from the date on which the imparrible estate is notified as aforesaid, whichever is later. (3)'If any dispute arises as to the validity of the claim of any person to any land under clauses (i) to (v) of the proviso to sub-section (I), it shall be open to such person or to any other person interested : '6 ' if34 $. *- ' p ' if34 i ' p ', 1941: T.N. ~ct et;UV] t et;UV] Esrotih Ld(P ;] and Private Lands (Prohibition of ABmdon) h the transaction or to the '[State] Government, to apply to the District Judge of the district in which the land is situated, for a decision as to the validity of h + ouch claim. + I (4) The District Judge to whom an2application is made under sub-section (3) shall, after giving notice i gg to all the other persons concerned in the transaction i p or interested in the land and also, where the application is not made by the '[State] Government, to the '[S] G didhhhli y [] '[State] Governrnenc, decide whether the claim to the land is valid or not ; and his decision shall be final. 4 The '[State] Government may, by notification in the Fort St. George Gazette, make rules for the purpose of carrying the provisions of this section into effect, and in particular as to the fees to be paid in respect of the applications referred to in sub-section (3), and the procedure of the District Judge, Central 5. Notwithstanding anything contained in section Power to Aa v 01 32 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898*, it shall enhancejurisdi- ction of First ? Aa v 01 32 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, it shall enhancejurisd ction of First- '898. be lawful for any Magistrate of the first class ? specially , , c be lawful for any Magistrate of the first class ? specially empowered by the '[State] Government in this behalf to impos~ to impose a sentence of fine exceeding one thousand rupees for any offence under section 3. No prosecution shall be instituted under this Dist Act against any person without the previous sanction c.01 of the District Collector. sar I)f ' -- I This word was substituted for the word I' Provincial " by the Adaptation Order of 1950. * See now the Code of Criminal Procedure. 1973 (Central Act 2 ? ef 1974), ?zctton 29. Accord to clause (a) of sub-section (31,; of section 3 L (1 of the Acco codo of to claus iL p procairn* th1t A !973 (,; (am1 Act 2 ft of 1974). Mi p() which came into form on the 1st Apnl1974, any refmm to a Magis- t tf thfit lhll btd dtJdiil p, y g trate of the first clms shall be construed as a rdwnca to a Judicial Magiatrate of the flrst class. / E 1 Povmto remove \ 27."- I T.N;L~ XIV Ahi) ; Ahation) No notification or order of the '[Sta tel Govern- '[8. Lf any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the '[State] Government may, as ---1 This word was s~trJtitut& for the word" PrcvinciJ " by the Adaptation Order of 1950. r l'hia sedfm was rspsakd by section 2 of, and ths Fit S@haduir 'di0 py , @ to tbe'hrd Nadu Row and ~mrndi.0 Aot, 1952 CTpm~l *adu XI f 1952) k cr XI of 1952).

Section 972