Compromise Without Pre-Existing Rights Invalid in Service Inam Land Proceedings: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has delivered an important ruling clarifying that persons who do not possess any pre-existing legal right over Service Inam lands cannot enter into a binding compromise among themselves under the Kerala Service Inam Lands (Vesting and Enfranchisement) Act, 1981. The Court further held that statutory authorities are duty bound to decide such disputes on merits and cannot merely record settlements arrived at between claimants. Meaning of…
