Land Laws including Tenure and Tenancy Systems

University of Kerala · LL.B. Semester 5 · Paper I

Unit I

Land · immovable property · right to hold Land · Constitutional scheme · land reforms · ARTICLE 31A of Constitution · scope and implications

Saving of Certain Laws — Article 31, 33, 34, 35

Unit II

Historical background of Kerala Land Reforms Act · fixity of tenure · purchase o landlord’s rights by cultivating tenants · vesting of landlord’s right in govt · right to purchase kudikidappu · Role of Land Tribunals and Land Boards

Unit III

Rights of forest dwellers · Objectives of Wet land laws, Kerala Land Utilization order, Land Conservancy and Land Assignment Act · Revenue Recovery Act

Unit IV

Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisitions, Rehabilitation and Re settlement Act, 2013 · Rehabilitation and Re settlement laws · urban land ceiling · Kerala Building ( Lease and Rent control) Act, 1965