Mangaluru: Vedike demands implementation of Mulageni Tenants Act 2012


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Mangaluru, Jun 12: Mulageni Okkalu Rakshana Vedike, which has been fighting for the abolition of Mulageni tenancy system in the coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi, demanded the state government to form the rules and implement the Conferment of Ownership on Mulageni or Volamulageni Tenants Act 2012 at the earliest.


In the sixth annual general body meeting of the Vedike at Bendoor Mini Hall on Sunday June 12, Vedike Legal Advisor Gowrishankar said, “No one can vacate you until you pay geni. We have been trying from 2005 to get a new act to provide rights to Mulageni owners. Finally in 2012 this new policy was formed. The guidelines and gazette notification were to be formed but as of now nothing has been formed. According to the policy the tenant has to pay 1000 times more than the geni what he pays annually. For example, if you pay Rs 5 geni then you have to pay Rs 5000. MLA Pramod Madwaraj had opined that it was too less. So they have come to an agreement that on the stamp act, part of guidance value to be paid.”

“For which our members have opposed and disagreed to it since it is really high. MLA Madwaraj had asked us to discuss and unanimously come to a conclusion. That is the reason we have called this general meeting here. People who have been elected and sent are not working on our behalf instead working as the ministers are directing. I am of the opinion that this is a strategy to pass time. We want the policy passed in 2012 to be implemented.”

Dasappa Kamath said, “Though the issue was in the High Court, the government could form rules, as the Court has not granted stay to the implementation of the Act. After the government passed the Act, the landlords filed a writ petition in the court questioning the relevancy of the Act. I request the government to make necessary amendments, form rules and appoint a special officer to implement the Act without further delay. It has been four years since the Act was passed, but the wait of tenants to enjoy the land rights continues.”

He also refuted the demands of landlords to revise the compensation or pay 40 to 50 per cent of the money to the landlords that the tenant gets by selling the land.

It was unanimously decided in the meeting to demand the government to implement Mulageni or Volamulageni Tenants Act 2012 at the earliest and not to make any changes in the act and to pay compensation on the basis of Mulageni and not on the basis of guideline value of land.

Jerald Towers also spoke on the occasion.

President, Mulageni Okkalu Rakshana Vedike, Maxim D'Souza, Office bearesr of Mulageni Okkalu Rakshana Vedike, S S Kamath, Vishwanath Bolar, Jagadeesh Rao and others were present.

  

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  • Narayana, Puttur

    Sat, Feb 23 2019

    What is the state of this act, is govt planning to implement it this year

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  • Akshatha, Mangalore

    Mon, Aug 15 2016

    Present Government should stop fooling por mulageni tenants giving false assurances anymore. Guidance value has been increased 3 or 4 times recently. Rent control act has been released in 1999 and rent act has been brought into force in 2000. This shows Government is not in the back of Mulageni tenants. If they want to show their will power let them implement the act immediately without any change.

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  • Dasappa Kamath, UDUPI

    Wed, Jun 15 2016

    The Moolageni abolishion act is implemented by the karnataka Govt on 20-12-2012. Just because the Act is passed, Moolagenidar's do not get the ownership. As I understood, necessary Rules and Regulations are already suggested by the DCs of Mangalore and Udupi supporting the implementation of the Act and they are with Revenue Ministry. Honurable Highcourt has also reserved its verdict for a stay of the act by a few moolgars. Thousands of Moolagenidars may do not know who are their Moolgars because moolageni rights are given more than 2-3 centuriesBack. If Rules and regulations are implemented with the formation of tribunals, each case come before the tribunal individually and the compensation will be decided. If the Moolgars are not satisfied with the compensation granted, the moolgar may have discussion with the moolagenidars for higher compensation or may take legal steps.By implementing the rules and regulations, thousands of moolagenidars will be benefited. I feel, any amendment to the Act by way of change/addition/deletion again to be passed by the Karnataka Govt. which may require the concurrence of Rajyapala and the President of India which may take long time. As such, The existing Act may be implemented immediately and later, process of amending the Act, whenever there is a need may be takenup. Amending option is always open to the Govt. even on a later date.

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  • Subrahmanyam A P, Mangaluru

    Tue, Jun 14 2016

    The Mulageni tenency Act has come into force in the year 2012. The Act was passed unanimously in state Assembly and the council. After obtaining consent from the President of India, the revenue minister of government of Karnataka has made this this act enforceable.
    However the present government does not wants to implement the act, in order to favor land loards or Mulageni right holders. Rules necessary for enforcing the act have been framed by the DCs of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts, and placed before the revenue minister. All that is required is to publish these rules.
    These rules are in full conformity with the provisions of the Act, and stipulate that compensation payable by tenants to the landlord shall be 500-1000 times the annual lease value. Present government does not wants to implement the act insofar as this aspect of calculating the compensation, and nothing beyond. Present government is interested in enhancing the compensation to match the market value or guidance value fixed under the Karnataka stamps Act.
    This is atrocious, not at all justifiable, and totally against the provisions of the Act.

    All the people gathered in the meeting unanimously supported the Act and insisted that it must be brought in to force, as it is, at the earliest.
    As dictated by A P Gowrishankar to A P Subrahmanyam

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  • Suman D'Silva , Kulshekar

    Mon, Jun 13 2016

    Delayed framing of rules will effect youth like us. I hope things are worked out more responsibly and faster by the government.

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  • Maxim D'Silva, Kulshekar

    Mon, Jun 13 2016

    A delay in framing rules will only burden the generation to come. Action must be taken soon.

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  • Reena, mangalore

    Mon, Jun 13 2016

    Our ancestors had handed over several acres of land to the Churches, Temples, Institutions etc to derive a portion of the benefit from its tenants in the form of agricultural produce or cash as lease amounts the benefit of which was supposed to go back to the community. But today the places of worship and institutions seem to have been commercialized solely for the benefit of the Mulgars and not for the society. Hence it is high time that the Government implements the Act.

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  • Shanthi D Silva, Kulshekar

    Mon, Jun 13 2016

    The government has to take a stand since,if nothing is done about it this issue will pass on to the future generation as well. Since the President of India has give their assent,the Government should not have any issue in forming rules with regard to the same. The President has given the assent in 2012,then why is the government delaying in forming the rules?

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  • Rosario , MANGALURU

    Mon, Jun 13 2016

    The bill which has got the signature of the President and become an Act and is pending with the State Government has to be implemented one day or the other. If the present Government is hesitating to implement it due to some pressure and influence from handful of Mulgars, the present opposition parties if voted to power are waiting to implement it. In such a case the present Government will permanently lose its patronage even from its own voters in the coastel belt.

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  • Sandesh Prabhu , Mangalore

    Mon, Jun 13 2016

    Lot of people are suffering from this delay in imposition of this act.i really don't no why our state govt is delaying..this act will give relief from land mafia to thousands of families across s.k and state.

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  • Raviraj, Mangalore

    Sun, Jun 12 2016

    As a landlord I asked my mulgeni tenants to pay 50% of the market value,they refused.Its makes sense.Where these people can pay from? One Tenant asked me to buy his land and pay 50% to him.I was shocked and its an eye opener.I know times are changed and I can not get the right of the land anymore.Those days when you used to get rice and coconuts are over.Today the land is converted as residential property from cultivation.In my case I request the Govt and authorities to work on 5% of the market value as settlement which can be paid to us as and when Mulgeni tenants wishes to sell or develop the property. Other wise we are wasting our time and money.

    I am 62 years old and my children are sick and tired of the whole issue,court case,fights and rights.Lets have peace of mind.Let our children enjoy the land peacefully. Todays financial conditions I guess its very hard to make money.I hope others agree with me.So I feel guidance value should be implemented.

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