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Kavalappara Kottarathil Kochuni and Others v. The State of Madras and Others

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Reported as [1960] 3 S.C.R. 887
Bench Bhuvneshwar Prasad Sinha J.
Decided 4 May 1960

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What the Court ordered

In the result, Petition No. 443 of 1955 is allowed with costs; Petition No. 40 of 1956 is allowed, but in the circumstances, without costs ; and Petition No. 41 of 1956 is dismissed, but in the circumstances, without costs.

Judgment, page 55

From the headnote

Marumakkathayam Law-Enactment for removal of doubts­ Constitutional validity-Madras Marumakkathayam (Removal of Doubts) Act, I955 (32 of r955)-Constitution of India, Arts. r9(r) (f), ]I, 3rA. These petitions by the holder of Kavalappara Sthanam, his wife, daughters and son challenged the constitutional validity of the Madr8s Marumakkathayam (Removal of Doubts) Act, 1955, passed by the Madras Legislature soon after the Privy Council had declared the properties in possession of the Sthanee to be Sthanam properties in which the members of the tarwad had no interest. Section 2 of the Act, which

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 8 referred to · 38 mentioned

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