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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
ANITA SUMANTH, C. KUMARAPPAN
Kasturba Gandhi Kanya Gurukulam Vedaranyam, Rep. By its Trustee, S. Chockalingam – Appellant
Versus
Government of Tamil nadu Rep. By its Principal Secretary, Department of Revenue and Disaster Management – Respondent
| Table of Content |
|---|
| 1. establishment and purpose of kgk gurukulam. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. writ petitions regarding land acquisition. (Para 3 , 4) |
| 3. appellant's claims of ownership and possession. (Para 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 12 , 16 , 19) |
| 4. state's denial of ownership and related arguments. (Para 20 , 22 , 24 , 28 , 31 , 35) |
| 5. assessment of maintainability of the writ petitions. (Para 49 , 50 , 63) |
| 6. validity of the 1957 award. (Para 68 , 77 , 78) |
| 7. conclusion and directions for acquisition process. (Para 81 , 82) |
JUDGMENT :
(ANITA SUMANTH, J.)
Kasturba Gandhi Kanya Gurukulam (appellant/KGK Gurukulam/Gurukulam) was established in 1946 at Vedaranyam by Sardar Vedarathinam, a Freedom Fighter and Gandhian. The object was to provide education along with board and lodge to girls who were economically unable to afford the same.
2. As on the date when the matter was closed for hearing, the KGK Gurukulam manages the following institutions and facilities.
1. Kasturba Gandhi Kanya Gurukulam Elementary School.
2. Kasturba Gandhi Kanya Gurukulam Girls Higher Secondary School.
3. Kasturba Gandhi Kanya Gurukulam Girls Destitute Children Home.
4. Goshala (Shelter for cattle, aiding in the Gurukulam's Self- sustenance Prog
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