TALUK LAND BOARD vs CYRIAC THOMAS — C.A. No. 333 - 334/1998

Case under Section XI-B. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010045821997

Filing Date

11-Mar-1997

Registration No

C.A. No. 333 - 334/1998

Diary Number

4582/1997

Order Date

10-Sep-2002

Document Type

Judgment - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 01-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Section XI-B

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.TALUK LAND BOARD

    Adv. K. R. SASIPRABHU

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.CYRIAC THOMAS

    Adv. B. VIJAYALAKSHMI MENON

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 10-Sep-2002

    Judgment - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 10-Sep-2002

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  4. 14-Mar-2002

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  5. 13-Mar-2002

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  6. 11-Mar-1997

    Case filed

    Registration No. C.A. No. 333 - 334/1998

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Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed the Taluk Land Board's appeal against Cyriac Thomas regarding excess agricultural land under the Kerala Land Reforms Act. The Court held that under the Indian Succession Act (extended to Travancore Cochin in 1951), all children, including daughters, inherited equal shares in their deceased father's estate. Consequently, the land sales executed by Thomas's sisters were valid, and the sold land could not be added to his holding for calculating excess land surrender obligations. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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