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G. JAYACHANDRAN, K. K. RAMAKRISHNAN
State of Tamil Nadu – Appellant
Versus
Arulmigu Meenakshi Sundareswarar Devasthanam, Madurai – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
G. JAYACHANDRAN, J.
Prayer: Appeal filed under Section 96 of C.P.C., to set aside the judgment and decree dated 12.03.2008 made in O.S.No. 560 of 2004 on the file Additional District and Sessions Court, Fast Track Court No. III, Madurai.
Prayer: Appeal filed under Section 96 of Code of Civil Procedure, against the judgment and decree dated 12.03.2008 made in O.S.No. 119 of 2005 on the file of the Additional District and Sessions Court, Fast Track Court No. III, Madurai.
1. These two appeals suit arising out of the judgments passed by the Additional District and Sessions Judge, Fast Track Court No. III, Madurai, in respect of suit property Survey No. 1/1, Viralipatti village, Madurai District which is declared as reserved forest by the Forest Department. The proceedings of the Forest Department is resisted by Arulmigu Meenakshi Sundareswarar Devasthanam, the plaintiff in O.S.No. 560 of 2004 claiming the suit property belongs to Temple donated by Thirumalai Nayakar as Devadayam and also by an Association by name “Sirumalai Thenmalai Malaithotta Vivasayigal Sangam”, the pla
The classification of land as 'Devadayam' without evidence of continuous possession does not negate the State's right to declare it as forest land under the Tamil Nadu Forest Act, thus rendering the ....
The main legal point established in the judgment is the probative value of the Gazette Notification under the Forest Act and the implications of the bar on entertaining suits during the notification ....
The court established that land used for religious purposes does not fall under Shamlat Deh, affirming the rights of the religious institution over the land.
A title suit cannot be based solely on revenue records when statutory notifications establish land as part of a State Reserve Forest.
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