Supreme Court of India

The State of Madras and Another v. V. Srinivasa Ayyangar.

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Bench N. H. Bhagwati, Venkatarama Ayyar and B. P. Sinha JJ.
Decided 21 October 1955

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What the Court ordered

In the result, we must hold that the one-sixteenth portion of the village of Karuppur forming a darmila inam will vest in the Government under section 3 (b) of the Act, and that the only right of the inamdars is to share in the com­ pensation under the terms of the Act.

Judgment, page 13

From the headnote

Madras Estates (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act, (Madras Act XXVI of 1948), s.1(3)(4), s. 3(b)-Madras Estates Land Act I of 1908, s. 3(2)-Notification under s. 1(4) of Madras Act XXVI of 1948-Comprising a part of village-Darmila or post-set­ tlement inam in respect of portion of village-Whether the part vests in the Stat!! under s. 3(b) of the Madras Act XXVI of 1948-Estate within the meaning of s. 1 (3) of the Madras Act XXVI of 1948 read with s. 3(2) of Madras Act I of 1908-Whether includes part of th& estate-Compensation to Darmila Inamdar-Darmila minor inam­ W hether protected…

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