Supreme Court of India

The State of Kerala & Anr. v. Gouri & Ors.

Neutral citation
Reported as [2018] 12 S.C.R. 682
Bench Abhay Manohar Sapre and S. Abdul Nazeer JJ.
Decided 25 September 2018

INSC stands for INDIAN SUPREME COURT. A neutral citation scheme assigned by the Court itself, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter. INSC is the neutral citation scheme assigned by the Supreme Court, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter.

What the Court ordered

In view of the foregoing discussion, we find no merit in this appeal.

Judgment, page 3

From the headnote

Kerala Private For ests (Vesting and Assignment) Act, 1971: s.3(3) – The land in question was acquir ed by the r espondents prior to the appointed day and was being used for personal cultivation by r espondents – Ther efore, r espondents-land owners wer e entitled to exemption of their land fr om being vested in the S tate under the Act – Land Acquisition. Dismissing the appeal, the Court HELD: 1. The High Court held that the land was acquired by the respondents (landowners) prior to the appointed day and was being used for personal cultivation by the respondents- landowners. These findings

Authorities it was built on

Sign in free to read it

  • The full judgment, page by page, as published in the Supreme Court Reports
  • The ratio: what the Court held, verbatim, with the page it sits on
  • Every bench that relied on it, and every bench that argued against it
  • Search every reported judgment, by party, citation or question
  • Download the PDF, copy pinpoint citations ready for a filing
Sign in to read - for free

An email address, no password.