Originally there are 6 (six) Revenue Courts under the control of Special Deputy Collectors located at Cuddalore, Mayiladuthurai, Tiruvarur, Thanjavur, Tiruchirapalli and Madurai are functioning in the State.
Following the announcement of Hon’ble Chief Minister, in G.O (Ms.) No. 258, Revenue Department dated 11.07.2012, 4 (four) more Revenue Courts at Lalgudi, Mannargudi, Tirunelveli and Nagapattinam have been created and functioning from 21.1.2013.
The existing 10 Revenue Courts and their jurisdiction are detailed below:-
Revenue Courts Jurisdiction
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Sl. No. |
Office |
Jurisdiction |
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1 |
Special Deputy Collector (Revenue Court)
Cuddalore |
Entire Revenue Districts of Cuddalore, Villupuram, Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur |
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2 |
Special Deputy Collector (Revenue Court)
Tiruchirapallli |
Tiruchirapalli, Manapparai and Tiruverumbur Taluks of Tiruchirapalli District and entire Revenue Districts of Perambalur, Ariyalur, Salem, Karur, Pudukottai, Namakkal, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Erode, Coimbatore, Tiruppur and The Nilgiris |
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3 |
Special Deputy Collector (Revenue Court)
Lalgudi |
Lalgudi, Musiri, Manachannallur, Thuraiyur, Thottiyam and Srirangam Taluks of Tiruchirapalli Revenue District. |
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4 |
Special Deputy Collector (Revenue Court)
Madurai |
Entire Revenue Districts of Madurai, Dindigul, Theni, Sivagangai, Ramanathapuram and Virudhunagar |
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5 |
Special Deputy Collector (Revenue Court)
Tirunelveli |
Entire Revenue Districts of Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, and Kanniyakumari. |
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6 |
Special Deputy Collector (Revenue Court)
Tiruvarur |
Tiruvarur, Kudavasal, Valangaiman, Nannilam and Needamangalam taluks of Tiruvarur Revenue District |
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7 |
Special Deputy Collector (Revenue Court)
Mannargudi |
Mannargudi and Tiruthuraipoondi Taluks of Tiruvarur Revenue District. |
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8 |
Special Deputy Collector (Revenue Court)
Mayiladuthurai |
Mayiladuthurai, Tharangambadi, Sirkazhi and Kuthalam Taluks of Nagapattinam Revenue Districts. |
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9 |
Special Deputy Collector (Revenue Court)
Nagapattinam |
Nagapattinam, Kilvelur,Thirukuvalai and Vedaranyam taluks of Nagapattinam Revenue Districts. |
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10 |
Special Deputy Collector (Revenue Court)
Thanjavur |
Thanjavur, Orathanadu, Thiruvaiyaru, Kumbakonam, Papanasam, Thiruvidaimarudur, Pattukottai, Peravurani taluks of Thanjavur Revenue District. |
The Special Deputy Collectors (Revenue Courts) are appellate authorities who decide appeals against the orders of the Tahsildars concerned in respect of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural Lands (Record of Tenancy Rights) Act, 1969. They administer various tenancy laws as detailed below:-
Tenancy
Laws
a)
The Tamil Nadu Cultivating Tenants Protection Act, 1955 [Tamil Nadu
Act 25/55]
The
Tamil Nadu Cultivating Tenants Protection Act, 1955 (Tamil
Nadu Act No.25/1955) lays
down that no cultivating tenant shall be evicted from his holdings,
except for the non-payment of rent or doing any act which is
injurious to the land or crops thereon, failure to cultivate the
land, using the land for any purpose other than agricultural or
denial of the title of the landowner to the land.
Thus,
this Act protects the interest of the cultivating tenants, from
eviction from the lands, except for non-payment of lease rent or
doing any act of injurious or destructive to the land or crops
thereon, using the land for any purpose other than agricultural or
horticultural or wilfully denying the title of the land owner to the
land. The disputes between the land owners and tenants are settled by
the Revenue Courts
PROGRESS ( as on 31.03.2025)
No. of cases as on 28.02.2025 : 334
Receipts upto 31.03.2025 : 01
Disposal upto 31.03.2025 : 19
Balance pending : 316
b)
The Tamil Nadu Cultivating Tenants (Payment of Fair Rent) Act, 1956
[Tamil Nadu Act 24/56]
The
Tamil Nadu Cultivating Tenants (Payment of Fair Rent) Act 1956 (Tamil
Nadu Act 24/1956) provides
for the fixation of the fair rent payable by the cultivating tenants
to the landowner/public trust at 25 percent of the gross produce. The
landowner pays the land revenue and other dues on the land, while the
tenant bears the expenses on cultivation. The fair rent may be paid
either in cash or in kind. All the disputes between the land owners
and tenants are settled by the Revenue Courts.
PROGRESS ( as on 31.03.2025)
No. of cases as on 28.02.2025 : 33
Receipts upto 31.03.2025 : 00
Disposal upto 31.03.2025 : 00
Balance pending : 33
c)
The Tamil Nadu Public Trusts (Regulation and Administration of
Agricultural Land) Act, 1961
[Tamil Nadu Act 57/61]
The
Tamil Nadu Public Trusts (Regulation and Administration of
Agricultural Land) Act, 1961 (Tamil
Nadu Act 57/61) has
been enacted for the regulation and administration of agricultural
lands held by the Public Trusts in the State.
No
Public Trust can cultivate land in excess of 20 standard acres under
Pannai cultivation and, if any, in excess of 20 standard acres, held
by the Public Trust under Pannai Cultivation is liable for lease to
bonofide tenants.
PROGRESS ( as on 31.03.2025)
No. of cases as on 28.02.2025 : 3294
Receipts upto 31.03.2025 : 113
Disposal upto 31.03.2025 : 218
Balance pending : 3189
d)
The Tamil Nadu Agricultural Labourers Fair Wages Act, 1969
The
Tamil Nadu Agricultural Labourers Fair Wages Act, 1969 (Tamil Nadu
Act 19 of 1969) provides for the payment of Fair Wages to
Agricultural Labourers of Nagapattinam and Tiruvarur districts for
the various types of work in agricultural sector. In regard to other
districts, the Minimum Wages Act is being followed.
e)
The Tamil Nadu Agricultural Lands (Record of Tenancy Rights) Act,1969
[Tamil Nadu Act 10/69]
The
Tamil Nadu Agricultural Lands (Record of Tenancy Rights) Act,
1969 (Tamil
Nadu Act 10 of 1969)provides
for the registration of the names of the persons cultivating any
agricultural land of landowners and public trusts in the State. The
rights of the cultivating tenants are protected under this Act by
registering themselves as cultivating tenants under this Act. The
Taluk Tahsildars who are the Record Officers for purposes of this
Act, have to prepare a Record of Tenancy Rights to safeguard the
interest of the Tenants. Section
4 of
the Act empowers the Record Officers to take suo motu action for
registering the tenants.
PROGRESS ( as on 31.03.2025)
No. of cases as on 28.02.2025 : 91
Receipts upto 31.03.2025 : 01
Disposal upto 31.03.2025 : 01
Balance pending : 91
f)
The Tamil Nadu Occupants of Kudiyiruppu (Conferment of Ownership)
Act, 1971 as Amended 40/71
The
Tamil Nadu Occupants of Kudiyiruppu (Conferment of Ownership) Act,
1971 (Tamil Nadu Act 40/71) provides foroccupancy rights to
agriculturists or agricultural labourers who were occupying the
Kudiyiruppu (Homesteads) as on the 19th June, 1971 either as tenant
or as licensee and such Kudiyiruppus shall vest in them absolutely
free from all encumbrances.
PROGRESS ( as on 31.03.2025)
No. of cases as on 28.02.2025 : 01
Receipts upto 31.03.2025 : 00
Disposal upto 31.03.2025 : 00
Balance pending : 01
The
Tamil Nadu Rural Artisans (Conferment of Ownership of Kudiyiruppu)
Act 1976 (Presidents Act 38 of 1976) provides for the
conferment of ownership on rural artisans occupying Kudiyiruppu in
the State as on the 1st July, 1975 either as tenant or
as licensee. The Government have enacted the Tamil Nadu Act 39
of 1990extending thetime limit for occupation of Kudiyiruppu upto
01.04.1990
.
TIME LIMIT : There is no time limit for the Court cases
SUMMARY OF PROGRESS
(as on 31.03.2025)
No. of cases as on 28.02.2025 : 3753
Receipts upto 31.03.2025 : 115
TOTAL : 3868
Disposal
upto 31.03.2025 : 238 (Details)
Balance
pending : 3630
(Details)
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