Supreme Court · 2021 INSC 75 · Decided 10 February 2021
The Conservator and Custodian of Forest & ORS. v. Sobha John Koshy & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2021 INSC 75 · [2021] 2 S.C.R. 94
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 414/2021
- Decided
- 10 February 2021
- Bench
- ASHOK BHUSHAN, M.R. SHAH, R. SUBHASH REDDY (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Kerala Private Forest (Vesting and Assignment) Act, 1971 - s.8 - Respondents filed application in the Forest Tribunal u/s.8 for declaration that the lands were not vested forest - Rejected - Eventually, that the land did not vest in the Govt. - However, land could not be restored to respondents - Later it was decided that instead of restoration of the land, compensation be paid to land owners whose land could not be restored - Agreed by respondents - Writ Petition filed
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