UDHAGAMANDALAM: Around 50,000 families, including five,000 tribal families, from 3 taluks in the district have prompt the state government to grant exemption to promote or buy land and construct structures in the notified areas under the Tamil Nadu Protection of Private Forest Act.
The state government issued a notification under the act in November 1, 1991. Masinagudi Farmers’ and Landowners’ Association moved a writ attraction in the Madras top courtroom towards the notification. In an order on January 30, 2018, the Madras top courtroom pushed aside the writ attraction and upheld the validity of the notification.
Nearly 46, 000 acres of patta holdings in the 3 taluks, Gudalur, Pandalur and Ooty, fall under the TNPPF Act, promulgated in the Nilgiris in 1991. With few choices available now, these families have once again petitioned the state government to workout its power under section three.three of the act and grant exemption in terms of lands covered through the notification.
On the root of GO Ms No. 2837, the then Nilgiris collector issued a notification under section 1 (2) (ii) of TNPPF Act, 1949, on November 1, 1991 and subsequently that was once published in the district gazette on November 15, 1991. The notification covers an extent of 1,92,000 acres of land comprising government, income and ryotwari patta lands falling under the income villages in Ooty, Gudalur and Pandalur taluks. The patta lands alone account for 46,000 acres.
President of Masinagudi Farmers’ Land Owners’ Association PT Varghese stated the federal government gave an assurance to other people in Gudalur and Pandalur areas on November 22, 1991, after issuing the notification. The government gave the reassurance stating that the declaration of the ban on business in the five miles zone would not in anyway affect the standard avocation and livelihood of the people nor acquire and sale of land, construction of establishing etc.
Varghese stated, “Also, the then collector reinstated the reassurance in a press free up dated December five, 1991”.
Corfield, a retired forest officer and a resident of Masinagudi house, stated, “The irony is in 2009, the then collector issued a letter to the district registrar stating that the lands covered under the notification were ruled under the TNPPF Act and no sale transactions should be given effect to with out the prior permission from the TNPPF committee. Now, one may just imagine the plight of the people in the notified house who have purchased lands throughout the period between 1991 and 2009.”
C B Madan, representing Mudumalai Tribal Welfare Association stated, “The government should have refunded the stamp duty gained for land registration between 1991 and 2009. As on date, the federal government is accepting the property tax and land tax for the notified lands.”
In 2012, the associations approached the courtroom with a writ attraction to amend the act to learn the farmers and residents but the courtroom pushed aside the plea.
When contacted, Nilgiris collector J Innocent Divya instructed TOI: “The TNPPF Act is supposed for personal land holdings extending over 2 hectares. It was once promulgated in the Nilgiris in 1991 with point out of survey numbers. However, in the meantime, sub-divisions and transactions came about until another order was once issued through the then collector in 2009.” She added, “Their pleas were highlighted in the fresh creditors’ meeting held in Chennai. And we are yet to listen to from the federal government.”
The state government issued a notification under the act in November 1, 1991. Masinagudi Farmers’ and Landowners’ Association moved a writ attraction in the Madras top courtroom towards the notification. In an order on January 30, 2018, the Madras top courtroom pushed aside the writ attraction and upheld the validity of the notification.
Nearly 46, 000 acres of patta holdings in the 3 taluks, Gudalur, Pandalur and Ooty, fall under the TNPPF Act, promulgated in the Nilgiris in 1991. With few choices available now, these families have once again petitioned the state government to workout its power under section three.three of the act and grant exemption in terms of lands covered through the notification.
On the root of GO Ms No. 2837, the then Nilgiris collector issued a notification under section 1 (2) (ii) of TNPPF Act, 1949, on November 1, 1991 and subsequently that was once published in the district gazette on November 15, 1991. The notification covers an extent of 1,92,000 acres of land comprising government, income and ryotwari patta lands falling under the income villages in Ooty, Gudalur and Pandalur taluks. The patta lands alone account for 46,000 acres.
President of Masinagudi Farmers’ Land Owners’ Association PT Varghese stated the federal government gave an assurance to other people in Gudalur and Pandalur areas on November 22, 1991, after issuing the notification. The government gave the reassurance stating that the declaration of the ban on business in the five miles zone would not in anyway affect the standard avocation and livelihood of the people nor acquire and sale of land, construction of establishing etc.
Varghese stated, “Also, the then collector reinstated the reassurance in a press free up dated December five, 1991”.
Corfield, a retired forest officer and a resident of Masinagudi house, stated, “The irony is in 2009, the then collector issued a letter to the district registrar stating that the lands covered under the notification were ruled under the TNPPF Act and no sale transactions should be given effect to with out the prior permission from the TNPPF committee. Now, one may just imagine the plight of the people in the notified house who have purchased lands throughout the period between 1991 and 2009.”
C B Madan, representing Mudumalai Tribal Welfare Association stated, “The government should have refunded the stamp duty gained for land registration between 1991 and 2009. As on date, the federal government is accepting the property tax and land tax for the notified lands.”
In 2012, the associations approached the courtroom with a writ attraction to amend the act to learn the farmers and residents but the courtroom pushed aside the plea.
When contacted, Nilgiris collector J Innocent Divya instructed TOI: “The TNPPF Act is supposed for personal land holdings extending over 2 hectares. It was once promulgated in the Nilgiris in 1991 with point out of survey numbers. However, in the meantime, sub-divisions and transactions came about until another order was once issued through the then collector in 2009.” She added, “Their pleas were highlighted in the fresh creditors’ meeting held in Chennai. And we are yet to listen to from the federal government.”
Farmers, landowners in notified areas seek government help to sell, buy land
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