Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 1038 · Decided 11 September 1996
Deputy Collector, Minicoy and ORS. v. Navadigothi Mohammed and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 1038 · [1996] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 100
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 11907/1996
- Decided
- 11 September 1996
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, G.B. PATTANAIK (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 240
Headnote
Tenancy and Land Laws : Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands Revenue and Tenancy C Regulation, 1965: Section 121. South Pandaram Land-Allotment of-To inhabitants-Such in­ habitants had only collective right of collection of coconuts and enjoyment thereof through their Mooppans as coconut trees-Mooppans as trustees D exercised this collective right arbitrarily-Hence notices issued for allotment of separate plots of land to inhabitants-Mooppans challenged these notices claiming 1ight of occupancy on ground of they being in occupation of said land on behalf of inhabitants
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