Kumari v. the Village Officer
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: land tax not accepted; Kerala Private Forests (Vesting and Assignment) Rules, 1974; Government notification dated 28.04.2001; Annexure R2(a); Muthalamada-I Village; Palakkad; Divisional Forest Officer, Nenmara Forest Division (additional 2nd respondent, impleaded 28.11.2024 in IA 01/2024); liberty to challenge notification; writ petition dismissed 02.04.2025 by T.R. Ravi, J.; related prior proceeding: judgment dated 24-5-2024 in W.P.(C) No. 17407/2024 (Exhibit P4). Useful for: petitions seeking acceptance of land tax on lands covered by private forests vesting notifications where the validity of the notification has not been challenged.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioner to move an appropriate application for challenging the notification dated 28.04.2001 under the Kerala Private Forests (Vesting and Assignment) Rules, 1974, if she is aggrieved; no direction to accept land tax was granted.