Goa (Abolition of Proprietorships, Titles and Grants of Lands) Act, 2014 3

Section 3 · Abolition of proprietary and other rights

(1)

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Usage, Settlement, Contract, Grant, Sanad, order or any other instrument, or order, Judgment or Decree of any Court or Notification or any law for the time being in force, and save as the Alvara granted under the Decree No. 3602 dated 24-11-1917 and land granted under the Code, on and from the appointed date -

(i)

all rights, title and interest of every proprietor, title-holder, grantee in or in respect of lands held by him as such proprietor, title-holder, grantee, shall be deemed to have been extinguished and permanently cancelled;

(ii)

all rights, title and interest of every proprietor, title-holder, owner, grantee, in respect of any lands held by him or his predecessors in title or his ancestors, under any of the titles conferred by erstwhile Portuguese Government/regime, or any lands held as such proprietor, title-holder, owner, grantee within the State of Goa, including those which has since been declared as "evacuee property" under the Goa, Daman and Diu Administration of Evacuee Property Act, 1964 (Act

No. 6 of 1964

), and presently vested in the Custodian of evacuee property shall stand abolished, extinguished and permanently cancelled and all such rights, title and interest in any such proprietor, title-holder, owner, grantee to any such property/land shall stand transferred to and vest in the Government of Goa.

(iii)

all such lands which are presently vested in the Custodian of Evacuee property, as a "evacuee property" under the Goa, Daman and Diu Administration of Evacuee Property Act, 1964 (Act

No. 6 of 1964

), including properties/lands at Mayem, Bicholim, Cuncolim, Siolim or in any other part of the State of Goa shall stand transferred to and vest in the Government of Goa free from all encumbrances, mortgage, debt, or charge of any kind whatsoever and all right, title and interest in all such property/lands shall stand transferred to and vest in the Government of Goa.

(2)

Where under any agreement or contract made before the appointed date any rent or other dues for any period after the said date has been paid to or compounded or released by a proprietor, the same shall, notwithstanding such agreement or contract, be recoverable from the proprietor, title-holder or grantee; and may without prejudice to any other mode of recovery, be realized by deduction from the compensation payable to the proprietor, title-holder or grantee under this Act.

(3)

All titles conferred, all grants made, extended, issued, conferred shall stand abolished and all right, title and interest in any matter, and lands, or any other property by virtue of such title or grant shall also stand abolished, and all such right, title and interest in all such land/properties shall stand transferred to and vest in the Government of Goa, free from all encumbrances of whatsoever nature; and every mortgage, debt or charge; on any such right, title and interest to any of such title or grant over any such lands by virtue of and pursuance to such title or grant, shall be a charge on the amount of compensation payable to such proprietor, titleholder or grantee under this Act.

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