“The Bhandari community in the State is largely affected owing to amendment of Goa Act 19 of 2014 to the Goa, Daman and Diu Agricultural Tenancy Act 1964 where, by virtue of clause 19A jurisdiction vested in mamlatdar is now given to the court of civil judge senior division to deal with tenancy matters,” GBS President Anil Hoble said.
“On public demand by members of the Bhandari community, a special convention was held wherein it was proposed to demand immediate withdrawal of Clause 19A of the Act,” he added.
He said it is a universal truth that tenancies created by private landlords exist and no such tenancy is founded on any written documents. “All of us are aware that recently land prices have gone up and many non-Goans buy lands in Goa for any price including agricultural land no matter whether such lands are subject to litigation. The private landlords fall prey to such demands of their lands and are looking for buyers who can give them good price irrespective of the fact that there is encumbrance of his land which is in possession of the tenants,” he added.
Bhandari Samaj therefore demands that the amendment of section 19A of the Tenancy Act be revoked and the jurisdiction now presently vested in the civil judge senior division be reverted back to the mamlatdar.
