Supreme Court of India · 1998-11-06
BABY vs TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD
- Citation / case number
- SC 1997/21644
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- BABY
- Respondent
- TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD
- Author
- M.JAGANNADHA RAO S.B.MAJMUDAR
- Bench
- M.JAGANNADHA RAO S.B.MAJMUDAR
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision to set aside the orders of the Land Tribunal and Appellate Authority under the Kerala Land Reforms Act, emphasizing that the High Court acted within its jurisdiction under Section 103. The Court clarified that the mere non-consideration of relevant documents does not equate to an erroneous decision on a question of law, but the High Court retains the power under Article 227 of the Constitution to quash orders if findings of fact are based on such non-consideration. Consequently, the appeals were dismissed without costs.