Supreme Court of India

M. Jameela v. The State of Kerala and Anr. Etc.

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Bench Aravind Kumar and N.V. Anjaria JJ.
Decided 15 October 2025

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the appellants (and their predecessor-in-title) have established their case that the lands in question are not private forests vested in the Government but are exempted lands under Sections 3(2) and 3(3) of Act 26 of 1971.

Judgment, page 32

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