Question

When was the Estate Land Act introduced?
A) 1880
B) 1900
C) 1902
D) 1908

Answer 1

Hint: It came under the English Settled Land Acts which were enacted under the British Rule in India. This particular Estates land act was introduced in the province of Madras, the region which we now know as Tamil Nadu.

Complete answer:
The Estate Land Act is a Local Bodies Act and it was introduced in Tamil Nadu in 1908. This in turn came under the Settled Land Acts which were a series of English Land Law enactments concerning the limits for creating a settlement. It was a conveyance device to be used by the property owner who wished to ensure certain provisions for future generations of his family.

The act allowed two kinds of settlements to be formed. One was under the trust for a sale, and this property could be transferred by the owner willingly, to trustees who would be obliged to sell the property or hold proceedings for the sale of the same. The second was a strict settlement which was a tool used by the landowner to keep the land within his family.

The current Tamil Nadu Estate Land Act consists of a preamble, in the beginning, followed by 17 chapters and two schedules (A and B). Further amendments were made to it in 1934 (section 8) and 1936 (section 18).

Thus, the correct answer is Option (D) 1908.

Note: The Estates Land Act has 215 sections divided across 17 chapters. These chapters include General rights of Landowners, Provisions related to rates of rents, Recovery of Excess Payments, Irrigation Works, Transfer holdings and estates, Relinquishment and Ejectment, Contracts, Jurisdiction, Limitations, etc.