Special Tahsildar vs Chinnan K Advocate - SHIJA K M — 2/2024

Summary The Additional District Judge-II, Thalassery awarded land acquisition compensation of ₹22,87,393 to respondents Chinnan K and K. Vijayaraghavan in equal shares, rejecting the Chirakkal Kovilakam Devaswam temple's claim to the property. The court held that while the property originally belonged to the temple, tenants possessed it prior to 1927 enactment of Hindu Religious Endowment Act restrictions; therefore, the temple's exemption claim was inapplicable, and the respondents' 1976 Land Tribunal purchase certificate established their conclusive title and ownership at the time of acquisition for National Highway 66 development. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.