IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATHISH NINAN &

THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE SHOBA ANNAMMA EAPEN TUESDAY, THE 7^TH DAY OF JANUARY 2025 / 17TH POUSHA, 1946 MFA (FOREST) NO. 52 OF 2019 AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 26.09.2018 IN OA NO.20 OF 2010 OF FOREST TRIBUNAL, KOZHIKODE APPELLANTS/RESPONDENTS:

1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF KERALA,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.

2 CUSTODIAN OF VESTED FORESTS, ARANYA BHAVAN,FOREST COMPLEX,OLAVAKKOD,PALAKKAD.

BY ADV SRI.NAGARAJ NARAYANAN, SPL. G.P. FOR FOREST RESPONDENT/APPLICANT/ADDITIONAL RESPONDENTS:

1 K.C.PURUSHOTHAMAN (DIED)

S/O CHELLAN,KALTHUR HOUSE, THONDARNAD AMSOM,DESOM, MATTILAYAM.P.O,VELLMUNDA(VIA), MANANTHAVADY,WAYANAD DISTRICT-670731.

M.F.A.(Forest) No.52 of 2019

2 T.M.VIJAYA BHARATHI W/O.LATE K.C.PURUSHOTHAMAN, KALATHOOR,198, NIRAVILPUZHA,THONDERNAD VILLAGE, MATTILAYAM .PO.,WAYANAD

3 ARUN GOUDAM.P S/O.LATE K.C.PURUSHOTHAMAN , KALATHOOR ,198, NIRAVILPUZHA ,THONDERNAD VILLAGE,MATTILAYAM.P,O,WAYANAD

4 ASHIN GOUTHAM.P , S/O.LATE K.C.PURUSHOTHAMAN,KALATHOOR ,198 NIRAVILPUZHA ,THONDERNAD VILLAGE MATTILAYAM.PO, WAYANAD.

BY ADV ATHIRA A.MENON THIS MFA (FOREST) HAVING COME UP FOR FINAL H