Bill introduced in Goa to abolish landlord rights over evacuee properties
The Goa (Abolition of proprietorships, titles and grants of lands) bill, 2014 was introduced in the state assembly to abolish the rights of the landlords over the evacuee properties that were acquired from the Portuguese government. The bill was eagerly awaited by the residents of evacuee properties. The residents demanded to abolish the proprietary rights of the landlords. The bill has been finally been tabled by the government.
According to the bill, compensation will be allowed to the person whose property rights will be abolished but exact compensation payable therefore cannot be qualified at this stage. Moreover, the bill states that all such lands which are presently vested in the custodian of evacuee property, as an ‘evacuee property’ under the Goa, Daman and Diu administration of evacuee property act, 1964 shall stand transferred to and vest in the government of Goa, free from all encumbrances, mortgage, debt, or charge of any kind. The land includes properties and lands in Mayem, Bicholim, Cuncolim, Siolim or in any part of Goa.
The bill has been introduced as the government considers it important that proprietorship rights held by few proprietors from the former Portuguese government/regime should be abolished and lands which are under the personal cultivation of these proprietors or on which they have built houses, should be re-granted to them on occupancy basis. Similarly, lands cultivated by tenants should be re-granted to them on occupancy basis.
Source: The Times of India
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