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3 56 (TrantslfefredTerritory) Thiruppuvaratn [I964

p a p e n t Abolition ,

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I[TAMIL **DU] ACT NO. 32 OF 1964'.

Tm I [ ' ~ A ~NADU]
L (TRANSFERWD TERRITORY) TmRupPU*
~ A R A MPAYMENT ABOLITION ACT, 1964.
i [Received the assent of the President on 'the.5th No
1964, first published in the Fort St. George Gazet!e
the 18th November 1964 (ffirtika 27, 1886)*1
An ~ c $0t provide for the extinguishment of the right top
receive, and the liability to pay, thiruppuvarm i?
~ ~ n y d k u m district
ri and the Shencotfah t a u of .the
Tirunelveli di~trict.

BE it enacted by the Legislirture of the 3[Stat~of Tamil

Niidu] in the Fifteenth Year of the Republic of India as
follows :-
CHAPTER I.
PRELIMINARY.
short titie, 1. (1) This Act may be called the l[Tamil Nadu]
extent and ferret1 Territory! Tkiruppuvara m Payment A
cornmeneeme% Act, 1964,

(2) It extends lo the whole of thc transfeTred3

(errit.ory.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as t&.
Govcr naent may, by notification, appoint.
_._Ce_LI__-- -- --
These words were substituted for the word
Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Laws Order, 1969, as a
Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Laws (Second Amend
a For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Fort
Gazette Extraordinary, dated the 26th March 1964, pat IV-
3, page I! 1 ; for Report. of Select Committee, see ~~~tst.
Gazette Extraordinary, &ted the 17th July 19@
pages 225-249.
8 This expression was substituted for the expreSsioa
Madras " by the Tamil Nadu Adaptation of hw ordu,
amend& by the Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Lam (second
meat) Ordor, 1969.
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: T*N*Act 321 (Transjeilred Territory) Thirlrppuva

Puyrnent Aboliticin

, In this Act, unless the contcxt otherwise requires,--

(2) bbAssistantSettlement Oficer" means ail Assistant

ment Officer appointed under section 6 and having

(3) "Director" means the Director of Settlements

inted under seetion 4 ;

ear commencing on the

(5) "financial year" means the year commencing

the first day of April ;

(6) "Governmentv'means the State Governil~ent;

cans any person liable

m in respect of any land ;
(8) "Settlement officer" m a n s a Settlement 0 %oer
inted under section 5 and having jurisdiction ;
l y religious, cducat jonal
tion or inc2ividual cntitlcd to rc1:eive
nd imnmcdiatc;ly bcfore

(10) "thiruppuvaram" mncan s an assign rnc nr o i

yablt. ic; moncy or in kind or i n both
cational cr charitable

(i) entered as thiruppuvaram in the rcvenue

ts in force on the appointed day ; or

(ii) recogoised by customary law as thimpppu-

and subsisting immediately before the appointed
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358 (Transferred Territory) Thiruppuvata~ [I964 : T.N. Act 32

. Payment Abolition

E*lanation.--For the purposes of . this clacse

"revenue accounts" mems the approved jamabnnd
acc~untsand includes the scttlcment register ;
(1 1) "transferred territory" means the Kanyaku
di3trict and the Shencottah taluk of the Tirunrlvtli
district ;
(1 2) "Tribunal" mLans a Tribunal const itmed vnd
section 8 and having jurisdiction.
CHAPTER 11.
ABOLITION
OF THIRUP
PUVAMM.

Thiruppuvaram
3. (1) With effect on and. from the appoinied day,
to be abolished, lhiruppc~hgld" rhdl have the right to receive paym
of thiruppuvaram and no thir~ppuland-holder shall
liable to pay thiruppuvaram to the thiruppuholder ;
the right to receive paymen1 of, and the liability to
thiruppuvaram shall stand exiinguished.
(2) With effect on and from the appointed day
save as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, any
and privile,ges which may have amued in respe
t hiruppuvaram to any person before the appoint&
against rhe thiruppuholder shall cease and determine
shall not be enforceable against the Government or a
the thirup~holderand every such person shall be e
only to such rights and privileges as are recognis
. confixred on him by or under this Act.
Appointment 4. As soon as may be, after the publioa
and functkns Act in the Fort . St. George Gazette,* the
of the Director shall appoint a Director of Settlements to c
Settlements.
functions and duties assigned to him by or und
The Director shall be subordinate to the f.B
nue.
Appointment 5. (1) As soon as may be, after the publication o
and functions of Aot in the Fort St. George Gazette,* the Government
Oflicers. appoint one or more Settlement Officers to carry ou
functions and duties assigned to them by or unde
-
Act. -4 --.-
*Now the Tamil Nadu Government Gazetre.
,'

TBy virtue of section 10 (11 of the Tamil Nadu Bo

Revenue Abolition Act, 1980 (Tamil Nadu Act 36 of 198
reference to the Board of Revmue shall be deemed t
reference to the State Government,
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% r r i ~ o r ~.apuppuvapalit
) 354
Payment Abolitioa

Ever). Scttkmcnt Officer shall bc subordinate to

ctor and shall be glided by such lawful instructions
may issue from tinle to $me ;aild ihc Director sllall
have power to czncel br rcvise any of orders,
r *proceedingsof the Settlement OEccr, other than
in respect of which an appeal lies to the Director
sub-section (6) of section 14,
blisation 0 f this Appointqcnt
e Government may ~ ~ 0 i
ement Officers to Sdtlcment
ned to them by or Officers,

ettlement Officer shall be

Officer and shall be guided
he m y issne, from time to
er shall a-lso have power to
fiod as may he prescribed,
cedings of the Assistant
those in respect of which
1 lies to the Tribunal.
7. The ?Board of Revenue shall have power- Powe~sof
control of the
to give effect to the provisions of this .Act ; ?Board of
Revenue.
issue instructions for the guidance of the
Settlement Officers and Assistant Settlemeat

t o cancel or revise, within such period as may be

ed, any of the orcrcrs, acts or procerdings of the
ector or the Settlement Officers.

(1) Government shall co~lstituieas many Trim a m t i t i tioa ot

1s as may be necessary for the purposes of this Act. Tribunals.
ne person only
low the rank of

rtue of section 10 (1) of the Tamil Nadu Board of Revenue

Act, 1980 (Tamil Nadu Act 36 of 1980) a ~ yreference to
of Revenue shall be deemed to be a refcrenrh to the %a;t
, f
1'
? "
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~frofiq'ertedTerritot+,y) [I964 : k&.Act 32
Payment Abolition
(3) Each Tribunal shall have such jurisdiction as the
Government may, by notification from time to time
t ' *
determine.
s

(4) Every Tribunal shall have the same powers as

are vested in a Civil Court under the Code of Civil Pro.-
cedure, 1908 (Central Act V of 1908), when trying a suit
or when heariap an appeal. ,

CHAPTER 111. ,, .

Enquiry into 9. (1) (a) The Assistant Settlement Officer shall, subject
m p p u v a ~to the provisions of sub-section (21, inquire into the claims.
claims. of any person entitled to thiruppuvaram immediately
before the appointed day and decide which claim should
be allowed or rej~cicd,cr which claim stands escheated
or lapsed.
( b ) W11cn giving a dccision under clause (a), the
Assistant Settlement Officer shall haw regard to the
following matters, namely:--
(i) whether the conditions, if any, subject to which
the grant of thiruppuvaram was made, are complied i

with,
(ii) whether the purpose, ifany, for which such
grant was made, subsists.
(iii) such orhsr matters as may be prescribe42
(2) (a) Before holding the enquiry under sub-section
(I), the Assistant Settlement Officer shall give notice in
the prescribed manner to the thiruppuholder, to the
thiruppuland-holder, to the Tahsildar of the taluk in
which the land is situated, and to such other persons as
may be specified in the rules made by the Government
in this behalf,
c"
(b) The Assistant Settlement OEcer shall also
publish in the prescribed manner in the village the notice
referred to in clause (a) and after giving the parties who
appear before him an opportunity to be heard and t6
adduce their evidence, give his decision. -
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.dct 323 (~ransfirredTerritory) Thirtippuvaram

Payment Abolition
36'

on of the Assistant Settlement

n (2), the Government may, within
of the decision and any person
sion'm , withinthree monthsof
Y
appeal to the ribunal:
t
.
.
A .
I "

~ i d i d ' t k 'the Tribunal may, in its discretion, allow

t exceeding two months for the filing of
. ,
I ,

r that the Trilninal may, in its discretion,

an appeal by the Government at m y time if
citbtb'thc~Tribunal that the decision of the Assistant
tiatc'd by fraud or by mistake of

ny.case the grant of thin~ppuvaram is Lapse of thii-

any condition. or performance of any service, PpuvPam in
y time before ihc appointed day the certaln cases.
failed to cs~nply with such condition or
form such scrvice, the thiruppuvaram
be deemed to have lapsed with effeot
the date of such failure to comply witit the con-
from the date of such cessati~nc>f strvicc.

CHAPTER IV.
DBTERMINATION
AND PAY
MBNT OF COMPENSA
TION.

ruppuholder j s a religious, cducatic2:- 1 %yment of

table institution or an individual entitled to tlziru- tasdikallowance
m on condition of rendering service to a religious, educational
to religious,
or
ritable institution, the Government charitable insti.
itution every fasli year commencing tution.
which the appointed day falls, an
equhl to the tasdik allowance as calculated under

The tasdik allowance shall be a sum equal to th:

I amount of thirvppvaram payable
ional or charitable institution or
to in sub-section (1).
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(3) ~ h t :payment shall be made to the institution

under this section so long as it edsts.
Serviogthirup- 12. (I) The provisions of this section shall apply to a
puholders tkiruppuholder entitled to thiruppuvaram immediately
before the appointed day on condition of rendering service
to a religious, educational or charitable institution (herein-
after referred to in this Act as the servioe-thiruppubolder).
(2) The service-thiruppholder shall be 6 u n d to
continue to render the service after the appointed day.
(3) (a) For so long as the service-thiruppuholder
renders the service, the.institution shall pay to the 'service-
thiruppuholder the 'tasdik a110wance paid by the Govern-
ment under section 11 in respect of that thiruppholder.
r < , .
(b) If the scrvioe-thiruppuholder fails to render
the service, the prescribzd offioer shall, after such iqguiry
and after such notice to the s~r,vioe-thiruppuholdeqas
may be prescribed in this behalf, notify such failure .in
such manner as may be prescribed. He shall then declare
that the tasdik allpwance payable to the institution i
respect of that thiruppcholder for the period subse
to the failure shall be the absolute property of the
tution and the institution shall be at liberty to make su
arrangements as it thinks fit for the performance of t
service.
Explanation.--For the purposes of this section,--
(i) service-thiruppuholder includes his heirs,
(ii) non-performance of the service due to illness
or oth~:r temporary disability shall not be deemed to be
failure to reizder servi%, provided that the service-tbirup-
puholder makes alternative arrangements for rendering
the service during the period of such illness or of o t h ~ r
temporary disa bilbty.
Sale of wmpen- 13. In the case of any tl-rirupyuholder (not being
not religious, ;dncational or c@ri:able institution or a service
sation to thirup-
puholder
by thiruppuholile~)the Governmtnt slmll pay to the thiru
section 1I . ppuholder conorrned as compensdtion an amount equa
to sixteen and t wo-thirds times the aggregate of the annua
amount of thiruppuvaram payable to such, thiruppu
holder. , I

* --*
'--*?:*.. . .
a,
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Pa~mevttAbolition

ement Officer shall, by order in writing, Determination

11 respect of each thiruppulloldcr thc tasdik of tzsdik allo-
wznce and
~wancepayable under section 11 or, as the casc may compensation.
,the compensation pay@le under section 13. I

lder or other person interested,

3 as may be prescribedbor such furthr
he Settlement Officer may, in his discretion cllow,
writing to r hat officer for a copy of the! data on
sis of which he proposes to determiilc the tasdik
r cxnpmsation payable.

uch application, tb e Settlement

data aforesaid to the applicant;
efore passing any order under sub-
plicant a reasonable opportunity
ions in regard thereto, i n writing

(4) A copy of cvcry order passcd under sub-scction

(I), shall be cominu~licatedto thc thinrppulloldcr :md also
plicant under sub-sectio n (2).

(5) (i) The Settlement Officer miy, at any time?

eithr suo motu or on the application of ally person,
an order passed by him under sub-seciion (1) on
ny one or more of the following grounds, namcly :-
(1) that the said order is vitiated by any clerical
r arithmetical mistake or error apparent cn the face
* '

quent to the passing of the said

ter calculation of the tasdik allowa-
oe or oompensaiion have become available, or
(3) that the said order requires to bc modified
e final order of any cornpetc nt authority

Provided that the Settlement Officer shzll not exercise

s under this sub-section without giving the
d and every a~plicaniundcr then
ction (2), a reasonable oppoaunit~
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Payment Abolition
(ii) A copy of every order passed under this .sub-
section shall bc con~munioatedto the *Board of Revenue
and also to thc ihiruppuholdcr concerned and every
applicant under this sub-section and sub-sec:ion (2).
(6) Any person deeming himself aggrieved by an
order made under sub-section (1) or sub-section (S), may,
within one month from the date of the order or suc!~
further time as the Director may,in his discretion, allow,
I appealto the Director; and the Director shall, after giving
the applicant a rewonable opportunity of being heard,
pass such orders on the appeal as he thinks fit.
(7) The *Board of Revenue may, in its discretion,
at any time, either suo motu or on the application of any
person,call for and examine the rewrd of any ~ r d e rpassed,
or pro oeeding taken by the Director or the Settlement Officer
under this section, t)r the purpose of satisfying itself as to
the legality, regularity, or propriety of such order or
proceeding and pass such order in reference thento as it
thinks fit :
Providcd that the tasdik allowance or the compensa-
tion payable to a thiruppuholdcr sllall not be e licrcd by the
Board witlmut giving him and e v ~ r person
y who has made
an application undcr this sub-section and sub-scciion (2)
a reasonable opportunity of being hcnrd.
(8) Notwithst:~ndinganything contained in sub-
section (6) or sub-szotion (71, the *Board of Revenue may,
on applicatio~madc io it by the Director or the Scttlcment
Officer or by any other person in that behalf, review any
order passed by il under sub-section (7), if it is of the
opinion that the said order is vitiated by an error in the
decision on a poiw *oflaw or by a mistake and may make
such order on the applicatic-nas it thinks f i t :
Provided that no application for review shall be
granted by the *Bcard t f Revenue without previoua
notice to the t hiruppuhc~lc~.sr,
and to the applicant, to
enable them to appear and bc heard in support of the order,
a review of which is applied f o g
.- .-- -.
*By virtue of section 10 (1) of the Tamil Nadu Board of
Revenue Abolition Act, 1980 (Tamil Nadu Act 36 of 1980) any
reference to the Board of Revenue shall be deemed to be a ref+
.
F
genoe to the State Government,
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1 (TrunJferred Territory) Thiruppuvmam * 365 ,&.

Payment Abolition
ment C ~fficerunder
on (5) shall br: liable to be
by the Director or the Board
order passed by the Director
e liable to be cancelled or
enue as aforesaid;
(8) shall bc liable to be
ed by the Governmeilt or any other

1tasdik allowance Manner of paya

cash and in one menf of cornm
pensation and
tasdik aUo-
wan-.
poses of calculating the tasdik allo- Commutation
or the compensation payable under tlris Chapter, thc of pa'idy
tion of thir up-
e commuted into puvaram
and twcniy-five paise per

Explanation.--For the purposes of this s e a ic n, "stan-

rd para" mcans R measure equivalent to 13.11 litrcs.
n finally deter- Payment
puholdcr (n@ bc ing a reli- comvation*
instilv.tio11 or a scrvicc-
paymf nt s ur ldtr scciion 24
hiruppuho lder conccrned

(2) In disposing of an application under sub-section

the prescribed authority shall follow sucll procedure
m a y be prescribed.
intercst of tllc
payment cf the ccmp~~:.
n any other person or persons,
optration of law, the
wlltther there has
nd if so. on thorn
mpinsaiion shall be
om such interest has devolved.
-
-
a

u Board of Revenue
0) my reference to
be a reference to the
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' Appeal. 18. Any person aggrieved by the decision of the

prescribed aut:iosity under section 17 may, withindhree
months from i.he date ofjthe decision, appeal to, the
Tribunal : ;$
. I
I i i ,

a l in its discretion, allow

' Provided that the ~ ~ i b 6 nmay, sr.

further time not exceeding:two months for the filing ,of,

such appeal.

Revision by 19. The Tribunal s h l l be deemed to be a ' ~ o u r t

~igh court. subordinate to the High Ccurt for the purposes of section
115 of the Code of Civil Pmcxd~~re, 1908 (Central Act V
. , . "'
of 1908) and its orders shall be liable to revision by the
.41i1
11

'*
,. High C O L Iunder
~ ~ the provisions of that section.
.nj ' !.
. 7 3
20. (1) (a) All amounrs remaining unpaid and w i b
E6E=,"dandreference to which no application for payment has been
a~uhts .how made within the time prescribed under section 17; and
d&l@
..-
with, - ,-,'.a (b) all amounts remaining unpaid after the expiry
of a period of six months from the date of disposal of the
applicaticn u n d a section 17 or from the date of the deci-
sion on appeal or revision under section 18 or 19, as the
case may be,
shall be deposited in the District Court having
jurisdiction and in cascs fa::;..& 2:~Ccrcla!lsr: (b) in the name
of the person or persons in whose favour an order for
payment has bccn made by the prescribed authority',
or the Tribunstvl,orthe High Court, as the case may be.
(2) All amounts deposited in the District Court
under sub-secticn (I) shall be dealt with by the Distriot
Court in accordance with such rules as may I?e made by the
Government in this behalf.
I
(3) Every person making a claim to, or enforceable
I
against, any amount heid in deposit under sub-section (1)
shall apply to the District Court in the prescribed form
setting forth his zlaim.
(4) The District Court shall, after giving notice to all
persons who haha applied under sub-section (3) and to any
others whom it considers.to # interested, make inquiry
into the validity of the claims received by it and subject to
the provisions of sub-section (5) determine the persons
w b are entitled to the amount held in deposit and the
amornt to which each of them is entitled,
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.$
"

21. Where any plymentLmade to any prson is wrong and

ly faund to be not due to him or lo in excess excess payments
nts due to him, t l a amount which is found to to
ablebeasrecover-
land
ch is in excess, as the case may be,
nt per annum, or any
ich cannot be etherwise adjust(d by
amount due to such person shall be
re an arrear of land revenue.

he compensation or
the interim payments.
lling under section 11, if tlre tasdik Interim payments
ayable under that section is nok finally
nd paid in pursuanoe of this Act before the
fasli year in which the appointed day falls,
nts shall be made by the Governmnt every
ich the tasdik allow

in which the appointed

be m ~ d eshall be the
section 11 as roughly
r deducting t herefre nl
by the t hiruppuholder
t of the financial year

eot ofeach of the subsequent fssli years,

1 be the tasdik allo-
oughly estinated as

I
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(4) After the tasdik allowance has been. finally
determined, the Government shall ascertain the aggregate
interim paymsnt which -would have been mad'e under
sub-sec;.ions (2) and (3) for the fasli years concerned if the
tasdik allowance as finally determined had been adopted
instead of ihc tasdik allowance as roughly estimated.
( 5 ) If the aggregate interip payment determined
under sub-scc: ion (4) exceeds the aggregate interim pay-
ment already made, the balance shall be paid by the
Government.
(6) If the aggregate interim payment determined
under sub-se.;:,ion (4) is Iess than the aggregate interim
payment a.lrcrdy made, the excess amount paid shall be
deducted from the tasdik allowance payable in m y subst.-
quent fasli year or p a r s as the Government m a y direct.
1 .

Interim pay- 34. (1) In cases falling under section 13, if the cornpen-
ments to thirup sation payable is not finally determined before the close
pubolders. of the fasli year in which the appointed day falls, interim
payments shall b*?made by the prescribed authority every
fasli year prior to the fasli p a r in which the compensation
is so det~rmincd.
'1' ;,
,' ' 4 ,
1 . L &:
(2) In respect of the fasli year in which thi imointed,
day falls, the interim - .paymentto . be ma* ,shall be
the aggregate of the annual @mountof thiruppuwram as
roughly estimated by the presorihed authority after deduc-
ting therefrom the ,:t hiruppuvmm actually derived ..by
the thiruppuholder before the appointed day in respect
of the financial year concerned.
(3) In respect of each?ofthe subsequent ' f a d years,
the interim payment 'to be':made shall be th'e aggregate
of the annual amount of thiruppuvaram, roughly estimated
as aforesaid, , ,
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.
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(4) After the odmpensation has been-" - finill;
determined, the pmscrihd authority shall ascertain the
aggregate interim paym5nt with would have been due
under sub-s:c:ions (2) and (3) for the fasli years ooncerned,
if the t hiruppuvaram' as finally determined had .been
adopted instead of the thiruppuvaram as rou@ily $stir
mated, . ,. J b .
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k t 321 (Tra~tPrr~d
Tertitor~)~ "mm
h f r l i ~ ~ ~ 269
Payment Abolition
) If the aggregate interim payment t.hs determined
the aggregate interim paymeilt already made, the
with interest thereon at three pel cent per annum
g with the comprnsation as finally
,d
%
.

(6) If the aggregate interim payment dett, *:-;tied

der sub-section (4) is less than the aggregate interim
ymcnt already made, the excess amount paid shall be .-
ducted from the amount of compensation finally
termined and the balance shall be paid to the thiruppu-

yment made under this section

constitute any part of the compensa-
the Government are liable to pay under sec-
ent to be in lieu of such compensa-
I

25. All payments of compensation made under section Disbursementol

atd interim payments made under section 24 shall compensation .
ed authority in accordance with a*P inter kt
ions subject to the modifications, payments*
e on appeal or on revision under this Act.

CHAPTER V.
JVJISCELL ANEOUJ.

26. (1) claims and liabilities enforceable imrnedi- Transitienal pr.

tefy before the appointed day agdinst the thiruppu-Vision n' legaic
.
holder in respect of' thiruppuvaram shall, on or after to certain
liabilities.
that day, be enforceable against the compensation or
the tmdik allowance payable to the thirupguholder under
this Act to the sani.e extent to which such claims and
re enforceable against the thiruppuvaram
before the appointed day.

(2) No Court shall on or after the appointed day

cution in respect of any decree or
against the thiruppuholder against the thi*
d execution shall be ordered or continued
rmity with the provisions of sub-
as against the compensation or tasdik
e to the t h h p ~ u h o l d ~ r ~
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(3) No Court shall in enforcing any claim or lia-
bility against the thiruppuholder in respect of any thiru-
ppuvaram, allow interest at a rate exceeding six per cent
per annum simple interest for any period after the
appointed day.
Colleorion of 27. (1) On and aftet the appointed day, no thiruppu-
arraars. bolder shall be entitled to collect any thiruppuveram,
which accrued due to him from any person, before, and
is outstanding on, that day ; but the Tahsildar of the
taluk concerned shall, c;:,';tl t9 the provisions of sub-
, .gections (3) to (3,
be entitled to collcct all such thiruppu-
varw and any inter& payable thereon together with
any costs which may have been decreed, as if they were
grrears of land revenue ; and there shall be paid
i to the thiruppuholder all amounts so collected after
deducting ((I) t%o and a half per cent on account of cob
I
lection charges, (b) the arrears of amount, if any, due
I , from the thiruppuholdcr to the Government and (c) the
thiruppuvaram, if any, collected before the app ~inted
day by the thiruppuholder from any person in respect
I of the financial year in which the appointed day falls.
(2) All amounts which the Tahsildar is entitled to
collect under sub-section (1) shall be a first charge upbn
~ the land in respect of which such amounts are payable.
I

(3) Notwithstantling anything contained in sub-

,. - . .,
sections (1) and (2), all such arrears of thiruppuvaram
i-
as are referred to in sub-section (1) shall be deemed to
I be discharged, whether or not a decree has been obtained
therefor, if such person-
(a) has paid before the appointed day, the thiru-
ppur,,;lm due for the three financial years immediately
preceding that day ; or
(b) pays to the Tahsildar within three years of the
appointed day and in not more than two instalments
per year, an amount equal to the arrears of thimppuva-
ram due for the three financial years immediately pre-
ceding the appointed day.
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(4) In any suit or proceeding pending on the appoin-
ted day for the recovery of any arrears of thiruppuwam
referred to in sub-section (I), the court or authority con-
cerned shall, upon proof by the person cif the payment
as s@5ed in clause ( u ) ar clacsc (t?) of sub-section t 3)
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Payment Abolition.

d day any decree or orde~

proceeding for the recovery
am due from any person,
the provisions pf this section :
rned shall, . upon prooj' of
n clause (cr) or clause (b) of
posit in the court ' or before
equal to the arrears cf thiru-
rson for th'e three financial
the appointed day and on
n affected by such decree
whether c,r not be was a p?rty thereto, vacate

Ptovidad t h ~ tnothing contained in tbis sub-section

ceeding in whi~hthe decree;
1 full before the appointed

o f a Tribunal or the Hi& Court

r persons aforesaid in such

(2) The decision of a Civil Co~!rt(not being the Court

District Muunsif or a Co1rt.t of Small Causes) on any
dicticn shall be binding on
persons claiming under them in
proceeding under t bis Act before a Tribunal in so
as such matter is in issue between the parties or per-
aforesaid, in such proceeding.
) A copy of every decision to order in any pro-
against which an appeal or revision is provided
er this Act shall be communioated in such
as may be prescribed.

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(~vliitsfcrred~ t t r i t a r ~ ') [1964 : f * ~Act. 3
Puyment A holition

(2) For the purpose of wrnputing the period

limitation in respect of any appeal or appliaation
r3vision against any decision or order, the date of c
munication of a copy of the decision or order to the app
lant or a.pplicant shall be deemed to be the datc o f t
decision or order.
(3) The provisions of seclion 4 and sub-seciio
and sub-section (2) of section 12 of the Limitation
1963 (Central A d 36 of 1963) shall, so far as may b
apply to any appeal or application for revision unde
this Act.
(4) Where under this Act an appeal or applicati
for revision may be preferred to any authority or office
within a prescribed pericd or within such further ti
not exceeding a specified period as may be allewtd
such authority or ,officer, the further time afore~aids
be computed on and from the expiry of s u ~ prescri
h
period computed in accordance with the provisien
. sub-sections (2) and (3).

Finality
30. (1) Any order passed by any officer, the
orders passed. ment or other authority or any decision of the
or the High Court under this Act in respect o
to be determined for the purposes of this Act shall, su
,
I - ject to arg appeal or revision provided under this Act
be final.
(2) No such 0rdt.r or decision shall be liable to be
quesiicned in any court of law.

Jurisdiction
31. (1) No suit or other procrcding shall lie against th
courts Sarred Of in Governmt nt for any ect done or purporting to be don
c e r t ~ i ncases. ; under this Act cr any rule m ~ d ethertunder.

(2) (a) NO suit, i n , or othrr proceedin

I shall lic against m y officer cr servant of the Govcm
for slny act d-one or purporting to be d ~ n evnder
Act or any rule made thereunder withcut the previ
sanction of the Govern? nt.
(b) No officer or servant of the Government shal
bt. liable in respect of any such act in any civil or crjmina
if the act was d.one in gccd faith in the cc
of the exr cution cf the duties, or the discharge of
hnctions imposed by or under this Act.
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re; Territ o r ~Thirupp

) vc
Payment Abulition

I
No suit, prosecution or otl~eerproceeding shall
I ed agdinet any officr.r or servant o f t h ; Go-tt r n -
any zct done or purportirlg io be c4.0neurldcr
eundor after the cxpiry
f the aci con~plaitl~d clf.
.d
n
ay mi3ke rules ti-: ci rr'y-
e purposcs of this Act.
In particular and wi!hout pri judice tc iht gr.n~:-
suclt rules may provicic.

all matters expscssly mquircd or alln w::d I*;!

to b: prescribed ;
timc within w h i ~ ha ol9i771 llrlder secti;: n 9

c*cr=dureto be followzd by the 'rribunaks,

ffictrs appoint.cd, or having jurisdiciion,

egation of powers coilferrcd by this

nmeltt or a 11y otller authority, o f i r~

within wlliclz appcals and appI,.:; -

on may be presetlted undcr this Act in
no specific provision in that behalf has

.ition of th: pravisions of the Ccdi.

, 1908 (Cmtral Act V of 1908) to
ons, appeals and procaedings under this Act ;
bi: paid in respect of appl:lcations
eals under this Act ;
dings from one Tribunal,

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A rule made under clause ( d ) of sub-section (2)
ovide for r*;strictions and conditions subjcct t o
y be exercised and also
the delegating authorit-:.,
tion, of the orders of 1h 7
e power is delegated.
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Payment Abolition
(4) (a) AJl rules made under this Act shall be pub-
lished in the *Fort St. George Gazette and unless they are
expressed to come into force on a pei!iculzr day shall
come into force on the day 011 which the y are so published.
(6) All notifications issued undcr this Act shall,
unlcss they are expressed to corn2 into f4:rce on a parti-
cular day, come into fcrce on the diLy on which they are
published .
I (5) Evcr y rule made cr not ifica i ion issued under this
Act sl~all,as soon as possiblc after it is inadc or issued, be
placed on the table of both Houses of tllc Lc.gislature and
if, before the expiry ofthe sc.ssion in which it is SO placed
or the next session, both Heuses agrc e in making any
modification in any such rule or notificcntiun or both Houses
agree that the rule or notification s h ~ u l dnot be made or
issued, the rule or notification shall thereafter have effcct
only in such modified form or be of no e f f ~ c tas , the case
may be, so however, that 2ny such modification or
annulment shz11 be without prejudice to the validity of
anything previously done undcr that rule or notifioation.
Pnwer to remove 32. (1) If any difficulty arises in giving cffect to thc
difficulties. provisions of this Act, the Governm: nt may, as occasion
may require by order, do anything which appears to them
to be necessary for the purpose of removing the difficulty.
(2) Every order issued undcr sub-sec:ion (1) shall,
as soon as possible afier i~is issued, be plastd on the [able
of both Houses of !hc Lrgislai urc ;'nd if, b~f.xe r llc c xpiry
of the sessicn in which it is s(: placcd t r th, 11.x~ sf:ssion,
both Housf s agree in making any mcdificriticm in any such
order or both Housfs cgn c t hzr ihc ord: r ~ l i ' 3 ~ not
l d be
issued, th.t order shall rlzrrc afLtrhavi: cffcct only in such
modifitd fc~arnc~r bc cjf no c&ct, 2s tlw c:m: maybc,
so ho wcvc r, that any such mod.ific:i tion or a~~nulrnelrz. shall
be wir hout prejjudicc io thc v:. lic?ityc f hnything prt viously
done under chat order,
act to override 34. The provisions of ibis Aci sh,a 11have efft;c! notwib
and standing anything inconsistc nr thsrewirh contained in nn
01 her laws, etc.
oth:r law, c~lsiom,usagc c r contraci.
Repeals. 35. S~cliqn2 (i) ~:ndsr cticn 13 c f the l[Tamil Nad
(Transf rrec. Terrir ory) Ryciwrri S. t i lc m n t Act, 1964,l
so far as t ieyrclatc to Th~ruppuvaritmand sc*c?ictn18 ~f i
Kanyaku ri Sr(*epandarv2 ki. L:'lids (,\bolition :,.
- t3;
Conversion int~Ryotwr;riAc1,1964arc ltcrc by repealed.
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*Nolo z he ITaii?il Nadu Governmrnt Guzet:~.
Thcse words were s~~bstituted for the word " Madras '*
the Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Laws Order, 1969, as amended
the Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Laws (Sewnd Arnendmnt) fiord
- 1963.

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