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october 2003

Supreme Court of India · 2003-10-14

State Of Kerala & Ors vs K.Sarojini Amma & Ors

Citation / case number
AIR 2003 SUPREME COURT 4475
Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
State Of Kerala & Ors
Respondent
K.Sarojini Amma & Ors
Author
Shivaraj V. Patil
Bench
Shivaraj V. Patil, D.M.Dharmadhikari

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court examined the High Court's exercise of revisional jurisdiction under Section 103 of the Kerala Land Reforms Act, 1963, regarding the classification of land as excess. The Court held that the Taluk Land Board's findings were not erroneous and that the respondents failed to prove the existence of a plantation prior to the cutoff date of 1.1.1970. Consequently, the Court upheld the Taluk Land Board's decision, affirming that the 1501 acres of land were rightly classified as excess land under the Act.

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