more-inA Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Wednesday set aside the order of M.G. Rajamanickam, Special Officer appointed by the government under the Kerala Land Conservancy (KLC) Act, taking over 30,000 acres of land in the possession of Harrisons Malayalam Ltd (HML) spread over five districts in the State and directing it to vacate from the land. The court, therefore, observed that the order of the Special Officer and various grounds raised to proceed under the KLC were not sustainable. There was no need for the petitioner to approach the civil court to establish title under the KLC Act. The reservation so made divested the authority under the KLC Act of the power to adjudicate on title.

Source: The Hindu April 11, 2018 14:03 UTC