Supreme Court of India

State of Kerala and Anr. v. M/s. Popular Estates and Anr.

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Reported as [2004] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 943
Bench Shivaraj V. Patil and B.N. Srikrishna JJ.
Decided 4 November 2004

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We are of the view that the finding of the Forest Tribunal on the issue of the jurisdiction is correct and needs to be upheld.

Judgment, page 12

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Kera/a Private Forests (Vesting and Assignment) Act, J97J-Section 3-Private forest-Vesting in State on the date of coming into force of the Act -Exemption from vesting claimed by landowner-Land declared to be falling . under exempted category by Taluk Land Board under J970 Rules-In first round of litigation Forest Tribunal deciding JOO hectares land as vestedforest­ Notification by Custodian and Conservator of Vested Forests demarcating 324 hectares of land as vested forest-Jurisdiction to issue Notificµtion challenged-Jn second round of litigation Evidence in support of its claim produced by

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