STATE OF KERALA vs A.C.K. RAJAH

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision that the applicants were entitled to retain 60 acres of land under Section 3(2) of the Kerala Private Forests (Vesting and Assignment) Act, 1971. The Court found that the High Court correctly determined that the land was part of the applicants' private forest and was under their personal cultivation as of the vesting date, 10.5.1971. The appeal by the State of Kerala and the Custodian was dismissed, affirming the applicants' rights to the land in question.