Supreme Court of India · 2002-09-10
TALUK LAND BOARD vs CYRIAC THOMAS
- Citation / case number
- SC 1997/4582
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- TALUK LAND BOARD
- Respondent
- CYRIAC THOMAS
- Bench
- SYED SHAH MOHAMMED QUADRI & S.N. VARIAVA
Judgment text excerpt
The case concerns the determination of excess land to be surrendered under the Kerala Land Reforms Act. The primary legal issue is whether agricultural land sold by the sisters of the declarant should be attributed to the declarant's holding or treated as separate titles. The High Court ruled that the sale deeds executed by the sisters were valid, resulting in no excess land to be surrendered by the declarant.