28/2024-தமிழ்நாடு நிலச் சீர்திருத்த (நில உச்சவரம்பு நிர்ணயித்தல்) திருத்தச் சட்டம்
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Bill No. 28/2024, published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette special issue dated 29 June 2024 by the Government of Tamil Nadu for public information, is a draft amendment to the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1961. It changes part of the definition of "family" so that references to unmarried sons, unmarried daughters, minor grandsons and unmarried granddaughters are replaced with gender neutral references to minor children and minor grandchildren. The draft says it comes into force immediately.
What this document is
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Bill No. 28/2024 is a draft law published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette special issue dated 29 June 2024 by the Government of Tamil Nadu for public information under Rule 130 of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Rules. The printed name is the 2024 Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Amendment Act.
What it changes
The draft amends the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1961, which is identified in the text as Tamil Nadu Act 58 of 1961.
The amendment is to section 3, clause (14), in the definition of "family".
The text says these phrases are to be replaced:
- "minor sons and unmarried daughters" is replaced by "minor children"
- "minor grandsons and unmarried granddaughters" is replaced by "minor grandchildren"
Why the change is being made
The statement of objects and reasons says the change is intended to promote gender equality. It also says the aim is to give unmarried women equal rights with unmarried men, by removing the separate references to unmarried daughters and unmarried granddaughters from the definition of "family".
The text further explains that this is meant to enable adult unmarried women to hold land separately, up to the ceiling extent provided in the Act.
Who may be affected
This draft may matter to people dealing with land ceiling issues under the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1961, especially:
- landowners in family holdings
- unmarried daughters or granddaughters in such families
- buyers and advisers checking ceiling related ownership questions
- revenue professionals handling land reform records
Start date stated in the draft
The draft says the amendment will come into force immediately.
Important limit of this document
This gazette text is a legislative bill introduced in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on 29 June 2024. It is published for public information with its statement of objects and reasons.
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Common questions
Does this document deal with land ceiling law in Tamil Nadu?
Yes. It is a draft amendment to the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1961.
What wording in the definition of family is being changed?
The draft replaces "minor sons and unmarried daughters" with "minor children", and replaces "minor grandsons and unmarried granddaughters" with "minor grandchildren".
Why has the Government of Tamil Nadu proposed this amendment?
The statement of objects and reasons says it is to promote gender equality and to give unmarried women equal rights with unmarried men.
Will adult unmarried women be able to hold land separately under this proposal?
The statement of objects and reasons says the change is intended to enable adult unmarried women to hold land separately, up to the ceiling extent provided in the Act.
