The Government of Kerala on July 26, 2024, notified the Kerala Revenue Recovery (Amendment) Act, 2024 to further amend the Kerala Revenue Recovery Act, 1968.
The following has been stated-
•In section 49 (i) in item (1) after the words “public auction”, the words and symbol “including e-auction” shall be inserted; (ii) in item (2) after the words “duly served and published”, the words “in a newspaper having circulation in the area in which the attachment or sale takes place or both and in the website of the District Administration concerned” shall be inserted.
•Insertion of new section 50A that states Reconveyance of Bought-in-Land.
•In section 54, in the proviso after the words and symbols “which has been made and rejected, he may, after” the words “giving the parties concerned a reasonable opportunity of being heard and” shall be inserted.
•For sub-section (2) of section 57, the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— “(2) The certificate of sale issued under sub-section (1) of section 56 of this Act shall be registered as per the provisions of the Indian Registration Act, 1908 (Central Act 16 of 1908).”.
•. Insertion of new sections 83A that is Special power of the Government to issue stay and instalments, 83B that is Power of the Government to issue Moratorium, 83C that is Settlement Scheme for Bought-in-Land and 83D that is Intimation of Settlement Scheme.
[Notification No. . 32/Leg.B2/2024/Law.]
