Revenue Courts

 
     

  Revenue Courts Jurisdiction

  The Tamil Nadu Cultivating Tenants Protection  Act, 1955

  The Tamil Nadu Cultivating Tenants (Payment of Fair Rent) Act, 1956

  The Tamil Nadu Public Trusts (Regulation and  Administration of Agricultural Land) Act, 1961

  The Tamil Nadu Agricultural Labourers Fair Wages Act, 1969

  The Tamil Nadu Agricultural Lands (Record  of Tenancy Rights) Act,1969

  The Tamil Nadu Occupants of Kudiyiruppu (Conferment of Ownership) Act, 1971 as Amended

  Summary of Progress

Originally there are   6 (six) Revenue Courts under the control of Special Deputy Collectors

located at Cuddalore, Mayiladuthurai, Tiruvarur, Thanjavur, Tiruchirapalli and Madurai are functioning
in the State.

Following the announcement of Hon’ble Chief Minister, in G.O (Ms.) No. 258, Revenue Department
dated 11.07.2012, 4 (four) more Revenue Courts at Lalgudi, Mannargudi, Tirunelveli and

Nagapattinam have been created and  functioning from 21.1.2013.

The existing 10 Revenue Courts and their jurisdiction are detailed below:-

Revenue Courts Jurisdiction

Sl. No. Office Jurisdiction

Special Deputy Collector

Entire Revenue Districts of Cuddalore, Villupuram, Vellore,
1 (Revenue Court)
Tiruvannamalai, Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur
Cuddalore

Tiruchirapalli, Manapparai and Tiruverumbur Taluks of Tiruchirapalli

Special Deputy Collector
District and entire Revenue Districts of Perambalur, Ariyalur, Salem,
2 (Revenue Court)
Karur, Pudukottai, Namakkal, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Erode,
Tiruchirapallli
Coimbatore, Tiruppur and The Nilgiris

Special Deputy Collector

Lalgudi, Musiri, Manachannallur, Thuraiyur, Thottiyam and Srirangam
3 (Revenue Court)
Taluks of Tiruchirapalli Revenue District.
Lalgudi

4 Special Deputy Collector Entire Revenue Districts of Madurai, Dindigul, Theni, Sivagangai,
(Revenue Court) Ramanathapuram and Virudhunagar

Madurai
 Special Deputy Collector
Entire Revenue Districts of Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, and
5 (Revenue Court)
Kanniyakumari.
Tirunelveli

Special Deputy Collector

Tiruvarur, Kudavasal, Valangaiman, Nannilam and Needamangalam
6 (Revenue Court)
taluks of Tiruvarur Revenue District
Tiruvarur

Special Deputy Collector

Mannargudi and Tiruthuraipoondi Taluks of Tiruvarur Revenue
7 (Revenue Court)
District.
Mannargudi

Special Deputy Collector

Mayiladuthurai, Tharangambadi, Sirkazhi and Kuthalam Taluks of
8 (Revenue Court)
Nagapattinam Revenue Districts.
Mayiladuthurai

Special Deputy Collector

Nagapattinam, Kilvelur,Thirukuvalai and Vedaranyam taluks of
9 (Revenue Court)
Nagapattinam Revenue Districts.
Nagapattinam

Special Deputy Collector Thanjavur, Orathanadu, Thiruvaiyaru, Kumbakonam, Papanasam,

10 (Revenue Court) Thiruvidaimarudur, Pattukottai, Peravurani taluks of Thanjavur

Thanjavur Revenue District.

The Special Deputy Collectors (Revenue Courts) are appellate authorities who decide appeals against the

orders of the Tahsildars concerned in respect of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural Lands (Record of Tenancy Rights)

Act, 1969. They administer various tenancy laws as detailed below:-

Tenancy Laws

 a)  The Tamil Nadu Cultivating Tenants Protection Act, 1955 [Tamil Nadu Act 25/55]

The Tamil Nadu Cultivating Tenants Protection Act, 1955 (Tamil Nadu Act No.25/1955) lays

down that no cultivating tenant shall be evicted from his holdings, except for the non-payment of rent or

doing any act which is injurious to the land or crops thereon, failure to cultivate the land, using the land

for any purpose other than agricultural or denial of the title of the landowner to the land.

Thus, this Act protects the interest of the cultivating tenants, from eviction from the lands, except

for non-payment of lease rent or doing any act of injurious or destructive to the land or crops thereon,

using the land for any purpose other than agricultural or horticultural or wilfully denying the title of the

land owner to the land. The disputes between the land owners and tenants are settled by the Revenue

Courts

 
                       PROGRESS ( as on 30.09.2019)

       No. of cases as on 31.08.2019    :       322 

        Receipts upto 30.09.2019          :         24

        Disposal upto 30.09.2019          :         05

        Balance pending                       :        341

b) The Tamil Nadu Cultivating Tenants (Payment of Fair Rent) Act, 1956 [Tamil Nadu Act 24/56]

The Tamil Nadu Cultivating Tenants (Payment of Fair Rent) Act 1956 (Tamil Nadu Act

24/1956) provides for the fixation of the fair rent payable by the cultivating tenants to the

landowner/public trust at 25 percent of the gross produce. The landowner pays the land revenue and

other dues on the land, while the tenant bears the expenses on cultivation. The fair rent may be paid

either in cash or in kind. All the disputes between the land owners and tenants are settled by the Revenue

Courts.

                    PROGRESS ( as on 30.09.2019)

        No. of cases as on 31.08.2019      :       31

        Receipts upto 30.09.2019             :         0

        Disposal upto 30.09.2019             :       01

        Balance pending                          :       30

                   

c) The Tamil Nadu Public Trusts (Regulation and Administration of Agricultural Land) Act, 1961

[Tamil Nadu Act 57/61]

The Tamil Nadu Public Trusts (Regulation and Administration of Agricultural Land) Act,

1961 (Tamil Nadu Act 57/61) has been enacted for the regulation and administration of agricultural

lands held by the Public Trusts in the State.

 No Public Trust can cultivate land in excess of 20 standard acres under Pannai cultivation and, if

any, in excess of 20 standard acres, held by the Public Trust under Pannai Cultivation is liable for lease to

bonofide tenants. 

                        PROGRESS ( as on 30.09.2019)

        No. of cases as on 31.08.2019   :     1669

        Receipts upto 30.09.2019          :      190

        Disposal upto 30.09.2019          :      121

        Balance pending                             :      1738                             

d) The Tamil Nadu Agricultural Labourers Fair Wages Act, 1969 

The Tamil Nadu Agricultural Labourers Fair Wages Act, 1969 (Tamil Nadu Act 19 of 1969)

provides for the payment of Fair Wages to Agricultural Labourers of Nagapattinam and Tiruvarur districts

for the various types of work in agricultural sector. In regard to other districts, the Minimum Wages Act is

being followed.

e) The Tamil Nadu Agricultural Lands (Record of Tenancy Rights) Act,1969 [Tamil Nadu Act 10/69]

The Tamil Nadu Agricultural Lands (Record of Tenancy Rights) Act, 1969 (Tamil Nadu Act 10 of

1969)provides for the registration of the names of the persons cultivating any agricultural land of

landowners and public trusts in the State. The rights of the cultivating tenants are protected under this

Act by registering themselves as cultivating tenants under this Act. The Taluk Tahsildars who are the

Record Officers for purposes of this Act, have to prepare a Record of Tenancy Rights to safeguard the

interest of the Tenants. Section 4 of the Act empowers the Record Officers to take suo motu action for

registering the tenants.

                       PROGRESS ( as on 30.09.2019)

        No. of cases as on 31.08.2019   :     57

        Receipts upto 30.09.2019          :     03

        Disposal upto 30.09.2019          :     02

        Balance pending                         :      58   

 
 f) The Tamil Nadu Occupants of Kudiyiruppu (Conferment of Ownership) Act, 1971 as Amended 40/71

The Tamil Nadu Occupants of Kudiyiruppu (Conferment of Ownership) Act, 1971 (Tamil Nadu

Act 40/71) provides foroccupancy rights to agriculturists or agricultural labourers who were occupying

the Kudiyiruppu (Homesteads) as on the 19th June, 1971 either as tenant or as licensee and such

Kudiyiruppus shall vest in them absolutely free from all encumbrances.

                      PROGRESS ( as on 31.08.2019)

        No. of cases as on 31.07.2019      :    00

        Receipts upto 31.08.2019             :    00

        Disposal upto 31.08.2019             :    00

        Balance pending                         :    00

The Tamil Nadu Rural Artisans (Conferment of Ownership of Kudiyiruppu) Act 1976 (Presidents Act 38 of

1976) provides for the conferment of ownership on rural artisans occupying Kudiyiruppu in the State as

on the 1st July, 1975 either as tenant or as licensee. The Government have enacted the Tamil Nadu Act

39 of 1990extending thetime limit for occupation of Kudiyiruppu upto 01.04.1990

 .

SUMMARY OF PROGRESS 
 (as on 30.09.2019)
 
        No. of cases as on 31.08.2019  :     2079  

        Receipts upto 30.09.2019         :      217

                                    TOTAL             :     2296

        Disposal upto 30.09.2019        :     129 (Details)

        Balance pending                     :   2167 (Details)

 
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