Amendments to the “Gujarat Disturbed Area Act” get the President’s Assent.
Amendments to the “Gujarat Disturbed Area Act” get the President’s Assent.
The President of India, Ramnath kovind, gave assent to the
Gujarat Distributed Area act (Amendment) Bill 2019. This new act will amend the
prohibition of transfer of immovable property and provision for protection of
tenants from eviction from premises in disturbed areas act 1991. The act was
first introduced in Ahmedabad in 1986 because of large scale and continuous
riots in the City.
Contents
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Salient features of the
amendment
Salient features of
the amendment
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The primary objective of
the act is to look for the elements that causes demographic imbalances in the
region.
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It also seeks to
stop polarisation.
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It will prohibit sale of
property from one religious community to another religious community
particulary in the disturbed areas.
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These amendment
prohibits the transfer of immovable property in disturbed areas and
protect the tenants from vacating the property.
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An offender of the act
would have to pay a fine of one lakh rupees or 10% of value of the property.
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There is also a
provision of imprisoned for 3 to 5 years for acquiring properties to illegal
means in disturbed areas.
Need of the amendment
Several complaints were received by the government officials on
violation of the provisions of the act. Offenders were taking advantages of the
loopholes. Earlier the district collector had to look for the seller selling
the property personally. But it was highlighted that various anti-social
elements were buying and selling properties forcefully. Thus the act is being
amended to correct the loopholes.
Disturbed areas
An area can be declared as a disturbed area by the
district collector. It is decided based on the history of communal riots in
that area. In the disturbed areas, transfer of assets cannot be done without
approval of the district collector. The disturbed area act of Gujarat is
applicable to areas such as Vadodara, Surat, Godhra, Ahmedabad, Himmatnagar,
Bharuch and kapadvanj, currently.
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