Supreme Court of India
Village Officer and Others v. Chunayamakkal Joseph and Another
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What the Court ordered
In view of the above and for the reasons stated above, the present appeal is allowed.
Judgment, page 10
From the headnote
Kerala Private Forests (Vesting and Assignment) Act, 1971 – ss. 2(f), 3, 4, 8 & 13 – Kerala Private Forest (Tribunal) Rules, 1972 – r.2A – Kerala Land Tax Act, 1961– s.5 – Area/land in question was notified as vested Forest u/s. 4 of 1971 Act –L and Tribunal issued Purchase Certificates in favour of responden ts which was later on cancelled – In writ Petition before High Court, respo ndents submitted that when they are in possession of the p roperties in question, the revenue authorities are obliged and bound to accept the basic tax, leviable under the 1961 Act –Whether the High Court erred
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