Supreme Court of India
V. Parukutty Mannadissiar & Anr. v. State of Kerala & Ors.
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What the Court ordered
We are of the view that the High Court was right in refusing to act upon the footing that pursuant to the direction by the High Court about 36 acres of land containing forest growth had been surrendered to the appellants and, therefore, they were entitled to appropriate the trees.
Judgment, page 5
From the headnote
Kera/a Private Forests (Vesting and Assignment) Act, 1971: Sec tions 2(f), 3(2)-Vesting of private forests-Decision of Tribunal Whether Government could alter by administrative order. The High Court, in an appeal; against a decision of the Forest Tribnnal, under the provisions of the Kerala Forests (Vesting & Assign ment) Act, 1971, held that 92 acres of forest land were to be given back to the appellants. Accordingly, the Forest Department returned certain lands. Later on they realised that the lands constituted thick forests and had valuab.le trees thereon and refused the timber transit
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