2018 Amendment To Kerala Paddy Land Act Applicable Only To Conversion Applications Filed After Dec 30, 2017 : Supreme Court
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2018 Amendment To Kerala Paddy Land Act Applicable Only To Conversion Applications Filed After Dec 30, 2017 : Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court has held that the 2018 amendment made to the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act, 2008, which came into effect from 30.12.2017, is applicable only to applications for conversion of land which are filed after 30.12.2017. The 2018 amendment introduced significant changes to the Paddy Land Act, including a condition to pay a fee in proportion to the fair value of the land for conversions. As per the amendment, the fee was applicable for conversion of "unnotified lands" as well, which are lands notified as paddy land in the basic tax register but are not notified as paddy lands. "At best, the new conditions inserted through the 2018 Amendment Act can, therefore, be enforced qua those applicants only, who applied for the conversion of their lands after 30.12.2017.

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2018 Amendment To Kerala Paddy Land Act Applicable Only To Conversion Applications Filed After Dec 30, 2017 : Supreme Court
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4 days, 15 hours ago

2018 Amendment To Kerala Paddy Land Act Applicable Only To Conversion Applications Filed After Dec 30, 2017 : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has held that the 2018 amendment made to the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act, 2008, which came into effect from 30.12.2017, is applicable only to applications for conversion of land which are filed after 30.12.2017.The previous applications, which were pending when the 2018 amendment came into force, should be decided as per the un-amended …

Kerala High Court Asks State To Transfer ₹1510 Crore Paddy Land Conversion Fee To Agricultural Promotion Fund In Next 12 Months
1 month, 1 week ago

Kerala High Court Asks State To Transfer ₹1510 Crore Paddy Land Conversion Fee To Agricultural Promotion Fund In Next 12 Months

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The Kerala High Court has ordered the State to remit the entire amount it collected as application fee for conversion of paddy land since the enactment of Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act, 2008 to the Agricultural Promotion Funds in the next 12 months. The State Level Officer responsible for managing the Agriculture Promotion Fund informed the Court …

Kerala Paddy Land Act - Supreme Court Stays HC Order Holding That Land Over 25 Cents Can Be Converted By Paying Fee Under Section 27A
1 year, 1 month ago

Kerala Paddy Land Act - Supreme Court Stays HC Order Holding That Land Over 25 Cents Can Be Converted By Paying Fee Under Section 27A

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The Supreme Court has stayed the order of the Kerala High Court that properties in excess of 25 cents can be converted from paddy land as per Section 27A of the Paddy Land Act by paying the fee for the land in excess of 25 cents. The High Court had held that 25 Cents would be excluded for computation of …

Farmers' Plea In Kerala High Court Seeks Judicial Intervention To Revamp Paddy Procurement System
1 year, 3 months ago

Farmers' Plea In Kerala High Court Seeks Judicial Intervention To Revamp Paddy Procurement System

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The Kerala High Court has directed the government to consider the grievances of paddy cultivating farmers in Palakkad district, seeking to revamp and improve the procurement system in the State. It is alleged that since the state has no mechanism to calculate paddy production costs, the farmers are facing huge losses every year; there is prolonged delay in collecting harvested …

Paddy Land Act - 25 Cents To Be Excluded To Compute Conversion Fee Under Section 27A : Kerala High Court
1 year, 5 months ago

Paddy Land Act - 25 Cents To Be Excluded To Compute Conversion Fee Under Section 27A : Kerala High Court

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As per a recent Kerala High Court decisions, properties in excess of 25 cents can be converted from paddy land as per Section 27A of the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wet Land Act by paying by the fee for the land in excess of 25 cents.The Division Bench comprising Chief Justice A.J. As per a recent Kerala High …

Karnataka: Govt exempts use of agricultural land for poultry farming
2 years, 2 months ago

Karnataka: Govt exempts use of agricultural land for poultry farming

Firstpost  

Section 95 of the Land Revenue Act, 1964 relating to the use of agricultural land for other purposes has allowed the farmer to apply to the District Collector for permission to convert the agricultural land or a part of it for any other purpose Bengaluru: The Karnataka government issued a circular on Monday which exempted the use of agricultural land …

An Act at a crossroads
2 years, 7 months ago

An Act at a crossroads

The Hindu  

Krishnadas, a petty sweet vendor at Erimayoor, Palakkad, is a lost man. His hopes of moving into a secure house from the tin-shed house, which shelters his four-member family, withered as the application for reclaiming the 10-cent paddy-wetland which the government had allotted him for setting up a house was rejected citing the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland …

Persons Who Purchased A Portion Of Paddy Land After Commencement Of Act Can't Reclaim It For Residential Use: Kerala High Court Overrules Earlier Precedent
2 years, 9 months ago

Persons Who Purchased A Portion Of Paddy Land After Commencement Of Act Can't Reclaim It For Residential Use: Kerala High Court Overrules Earlier Precedent

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The Kerala High Court on Wednesday held that owners of a portion of a paddy field who purchased it after the enactment of Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act, 2008 are not entitled to reclaim it for the purpose of residential use. However, as per Section 5, a Local Level Monitoring Committee can recommend to the District Level …

Kerala High Court Quashes State Circular Restricting Fee Exemption On Converted Paddy Land
3 years, 1 month ago

Kerala High Court Quashes State Circular Restricting Fee Exemption On Converted Paddy Land

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The Kerala High Court recently quashed a circular issued by the State government, limiting fee exemption on converted paddy land not included in the data bank only to applications filed after 25th February this year.A Division Bench of Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P. Chaly also directed the concerned authority to consider the applications submitted by the petitioners. …

Rule 12(9) Of Kerala Wetland Rules Prima Facie Ultra Vires To Extent It Charges Fee Depending On Area Of Proposed Building: Kerala High Court
3 years, 7 months ago

Rule 12(9) Of Kerala Wetland Rules Prima Facie Ultra Vires To Extent It Charges Fee Depending On Area Of Proposed Building: Kerala High Court

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has declared that Rule 12 of the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Rules is prima facie ultra vires its parent Act, the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act, 2008 in so far as it charges a fee depending on the area of buildings exceeding 3000 square feet proposed in 'un-notified' lands. Rule …

No Absolute Bar On Permitting Residential Use Of Paddy Land Even If Property Was Purchased After The Commencement Of Act : Kerala HC
4 years, 5 months ago

No Absolute Bar On Permitting Residential Use Of Paddy Land Even If Property Was Purchased After The Commencement Of Act : Kerala HC

Live Law  

The High Court of Kerala has held that there is no absolute prohibition in considering an application seeking permission to use paddy land for residential purposes, even if the property was purchased after the commencement of the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetlands Act 2008.Holding thus, a single bench of Justice Alexander Thomas set aside the order passed by …

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