Supreme Court of India
Kunjanam Antony (dead) by Lr5. v. State of Kerala and Anr.
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What the Court ordered
We are of the view that the High court is right in holding that the burden of showing that the land was not a private forest was E on the appellant and the appellant had failed to establish her claim.
Judgment, page 4
From the headnote
Kera/a "Private Forests (Vesting and Assignment) Act, 1971: Ss. 2/( /)((i)( ) and 3-Private forest-Vesting of in State-Appellant's claim for exclusion from vesting of in State certain land allegedly used principally for cultivation of rubber plantation-Rejected by High Court Held, High Court is right in holding that the burden of showing that the land was not a private forest was on the appellant and the appellant had failed to establish her claim-The material on record indicates that the appellant has been cultivating topioca-There is also nothing on record to show that absence of rubber
Where later benches applied it
- 2021 State of Kerala & Anr. v. M/s Popular Estates (now Dissolved) & Anr.
- 2019 State of Kerala and Anr. v. Mohammed Basheer
- 2004 State of Kerala and Anr. v. M/s. Popular Estates and Anr.
Of those, 1 relied on · 1 referred to · 1 mentioned
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