NT Reporter
Panaji
The state government on Tuesday introduced the Goa Mundkars Bill, 2026 in the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, seeking to substitute Section 9 of the Goa Mundkars (Protection from Eviction) Act, 1975 (Act No. 1 of 1976) so as to beef up the shield protecting the mundkars.
The amendment aims to strengthen the protection afforded to the mundkars in respect of their dwelling houses and to prohibit the transfer of a dwelling house by the bhatkar to any person other than the mundkar, while permitting such a transfer to a third party only with the prior consent of the mundkar and by a registered instrument in accordance with law, with the mundkar being made a confirming party.
The Goa Mundkars Bill 2026 was introduced by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant.
Sawant tabled it in the absence of Revenue Minister Atanasio Monserrate in the House, seeks to substitute Section 9 for the restriction of transfer of dwelling house by the bhatkar.
It says that no bhatkar shall transfer the dwelling house as defined under clause (i) of Section 2 to any person other than the mundkar provided that the bhatkar may transfer such a dwelling house to any person with the consent of the mundkar by a registered instrument in accordance with law and by making such mundkar a confirming party in such instrument, provided further that the bhatkar may sell, exchange, mortgage, lease or otherwise transfer his property in which the dwelling house is situated, except the dwelling house, without affecting any right, protection or privilege of whatsoever nature, conferred upon the mundkar under this Act.
The Goa Mundkars Bill 2026 states that any transaction of transfer made by the bhatkar in the contravention of sub-section (1) shall be null and void.
Sawant also introduced the Goa Land Revenue Code (Amendment) Bill, 2026 seeking amendment to Section 32 of the Goa Land Revenue Code, 1968 (Act No. 9 of 1969) so as to reduce the time period for the disposal of applications for conversion from 60 days to 45 days, as a measure to streamline and simplify the process under the deregulation framework, thereby promoting ease of doing business and ease of living.
The Goa Mundkars Bill 2026 also seeks to repeal the Goa Land Revenue Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Ordinance No. 5 of 2025) promulgated by the Goa Governor on December 2, 2025.
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