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:
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
