Supreme Court · 1992 INSC 264 · Decided 25 September 1992
State of Kerala and ORS. v. DR. Arvirah Poulose (Dead)
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1992 INSC 264 · [1992] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 856
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2619/1982
- Decided
- 25 September 1992
- Bench
- R.M. SAHAI, B.P. JEEVAN REDDY, S.P. BHARUCHA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Kera/a Land Reforms Ac4 1963 : Sections 82, 83 and 84-Detennination of Ceiling area--Voluntary C transfer of land after publication of the Bill-Exclusion of-Whether valid. D Interpretation of Statutes : Heading of a Section-Not Conclusive of interpreting a provision-­ Could be taken help of in acres of land out of which 8 acres was exempted land. Since ceiling limit was 12 acres, an area of 46 cents was found surplus by the Land Board as per the provisions of Kerala Land Reforms Act, 1963. The Respondent challenged E the order before the High Court and it determined the total
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