Supreme Court Upholds Forest Land Vesting, Rejects Tax Mandamus: Village Officer vs. Chunayamakkal Joseph (2022) Date of the Judgment: January 19, 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 49 Judges: M.R. Shah, J. and B.V. Nagarathna, J. (authored by M.R. Shah, J.) Can a High Court direct revenue authorities to accept basic tax on land that has been […]
Supreme Court overturns High Court order on land tax for vested forest land: Village Officer vs. Chunayamakkal Joseph (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether revenue authorities can be compelled to accept basic tax for land declared as vested forest land. CASE TYPE: Civil. Case Name: Village Officer and others vs. Chunayamakkal Joseph and another. [Judgment Date]: 19
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:
Supreme Court Upholds Landowner’s Exemption Under Kerala Private Forests Act: State of Kerala vs. Joseph (2018) Date of the Judgment: September 25, 2018 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: Abhay Manohar Sapre, J., S. Abdul Nazeer, J. This was a unanimous decision by a two-judge bench. Can a landowner be exempted from the vesting of
Supreme Court Upholds Landowner Rights under Kerala Private Forests Act: State of Kerala vs. Gouri (2018) Date of the Judgment: September 25, 2018 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: Abhay Manohar Sapre, J., S. Abdul Nazeer, J. Can the State take over private land under the guise of forest land? The Supreme Court addressed this
