V.S. GOVINDASAMY (DECEASED) BY L.RS. vs DIRECTOR OF LAND REFORMS . — C.A. No. 797/1998

Case under Section XII-B. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010003331996

Filing Date

12-Feb-1998

Registration No

C.A. No. 797/1998

Diary Number

333/1996

Order Date

12-Feb-1998

Document Type

Judgment - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 29-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Section XII-B

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.V.S. GOVINDASAMY (DECEASED) BY L.RS.

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.DIRECTOR OF LAND REFORMS .

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 12-Feb-1998

    Judgment - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 12-Feb-1998

    Case filed

    Registration No. C.A. No. 797/1998

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casestatus.in Summary

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and held that lands gifted by Swami Goundar to his unmarried granddaughter Sumathi cannot be included in calculating Govindaswami's family ceiling area under the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms Act. The Court interpreted Section 3(14) and its Explanation II to exclude unmarried daughters/granddaughters from family holdings when land has been voluntarily transferred to them by parents or grandparents on account of natural love and affection, thereby preventing the father from claiming such gifted property as surplus area. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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