Daijiworld Media Network—Mangalore (RD/CN)
Mangalore, Sep 11: Veteran city lawyer Clarence Pais, has on Wednesday September 10, urged the state government is urged to enact legislation to confer absolute rights on 'mulgeni' tenants with respect to non-agricultural property held by them on lease. He cited his support for such tenants in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts, through a press release.
He suggested the enactment of suitable legislation to this effect by way of an ordinance or an act of the Legislature. Absolute rights with respect to agricultural leases were conferred under the Karnataka land reforms act which has been upheld by the courts awith reference to the ninth schedule of the constitution. However, non-agricultural property and any tenancies relating to such property are not included in the ninth schedule of the constitution.