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This Act, enacted in 1971, fundamentally changed land ownership in Kerala by transferring private forests to the State Government. It aimed to curb large private landholdings and redistribute land for agricultural welfare. The law applies to private forests, excluding specific lands like gardens, tea, coffee, or rubber plantations, and those within land reform ceiling limits. It established a "Custodian" to manage these forests and "Tribunals" to resolve ownership disputes. For the ordinary citizen, this Act is significant because it defines the boundary between private property and state-owned forest land, impacting land titles, agricultural rights, and the legal process for reclaiming land.
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Chronological legislative evolution of The Kerala Private Forests (Vesting and Assignment) Act, 1971 across statutory gazettes and amending Acts.