Supreme Court of India

Bhavani Tea and Produce Co. Ltd. v. State of Kerala and Ors. and Vice Versa

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Bench K.N. Saikia and M. Fathima Beevi JJ.
Decided 20 February 1991

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Land Reforms: Kerala Private Forests (Vesting & Assignment) Act, 1971 (Act 26 of 1971): Sections 2(f), 3, 8-Private forests­ Company engaged mainly in plantations of tea, coffee, cardamom, rubber etc.-Certain areas/plots not under plantation-Plantation abandoned-Whether this to be deemed 'reverted to nature'-Held no­ Madras Preservation of Private Forests Act-Kerala Reforms Act, 1963. Sections. 2(/), 3, 8-Private forests-Areas on the periphery of the Com,pany·s estate admittedly virgin-The same held vested in the ' State-Whether the provisions of the Vesting Act have been applied correctly to…

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