Supreme Court Clarifies “Commercial Site” Under Kerala Land Reforms Act: K.H. Nazar vs. Mathew K. Jacob (2019) Date of the Judgment: September 30, 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 1177 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J., Hemant Gupta, J. Can land used for quarrying be considered a ‘commercial site’ and thus be exempt from the Kerala Land Reforms […]
Supreme Court Exempts Land from Kerala Private Forests Act Vesting Based on Land Reforms Act Certificate LEGAL ISSUE: Whether land for which a certificate of purchase has been issued under the Kerala Land Reforms Act, 1963 can be considered as a private forest vested with the government under the Kerala Private Forests (Vesting and Assignment)
Supreme Court Upholds High Court Decision on Kerala Private Forest Act: State of Kerala vs. Padalodiyil Mary Antony (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a property is a “private forest” as defined under the Kerala Private Forests (Vesting and Assignment) Act, 1971, and thus vests with the State Government. CASE TYPE: Land Law, Forest Law Case Name:
Can a gift of an undivided share of property be valid under Muslim Law? This was the core question before the Supreme Court of India in the case of Khursida Begum (D) By Lrs. & Ors. vs. Mohammad Farooq (D) By Lrs. & Anr. The court examined the validity of a gift deed concerning a
Date of the Judgment: September 05, 2008 Citation: Civil Appeal No. 5516 of 2008 (Arising out of S.L.P. (C) No. 5500 of 2008) Judges: B.N. Agrawal, J. and G.S. Singhvi, J. Can a court disregard prior judgments establishing tenancy rights in an eviction suit? The Supreme Court of India addressed this critical question in a
Introduction Date of the Judgment: 05 August 2008 Judges: Tarun Chatterjee, J., Harjit Singh Bedi, J. When can a land board reopen a case involving the surrender of excess land? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a case concerning the Kerala Land Reforms Act. The core issue revolved around whether the dismissal
