Bill introduced to abolish landlord rights over evacuee properties
On Wednesday, in the Goa legislative assembly, Goa (Abolition of proprietorships, titles and grants of lands) bill, 2014, was introduced for abolishing the rights of the landlords over the evacuee properties that were acquired from the Portuguese government.
To abolish the proprietary rights of the landlords may finally see the light of the day with the government tabling the bill to accomplish its promise, the long-pending claim of residents of evacuee properties including at Mayem.
As per the bill compensation is allowed to the person whose property rights will be abolished but are not re-granted to them. But at this stage exact compensation payable cannot be qualified, the bill mentioned. Most essentially, the bill states that all such lands which are presently vested in the custodian of evacuee property, as a ‘evacuee property’ under the Goa, Daman and Diu administration of evacuee property act, 1964, including properties and lands in Mayem, Bicholim, Cuncolim, Siolim or in any part of Goa shall stand transferred to and vest in the government of Goa, free from all encumbrances, mortgage, debt, or charge of any kind.
The Finer print of bill
The bill has been passed because the government considers it practical that from the former Portuguese government/regime those who have proprietorship rights 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. Likewise tenants who are cultivating lands should get them on occupancy basis. Uncultivated lands, pasture lands or grasslands will vest with government so that they into more fruitful use, etc. The bill seeks to bring about this land reform.
The bill elaborates, that once the lands vest with the government of Goa,it shall be deemed to have been re-granted to the proprietor ; homesteads, buildings and structure together with lands appurtenant thereto in the occupation of the proprietor or title-holder but excluding those which are in the possession of a cultivating tenant or mundkar, as the case may be. Also, land under the personal cultivation of the proprietor or title-holder not being pasture or grass lands.
Source: The Times of India
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