BABY versus TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD AND ORS.

BABY versus TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD AND ORS.

Non-consideration of relevant documents by tribunals does not by itself permit interference under Section 103 of the Kerala Land Reforms Act, but High Court has supervisory power under Article 227 of the Constitution to quash such findings. The High Court rightly exercised supervisory jurisdiction in this case.

Parties
Appellant: Baby; Respondents: Travancore Devaswom Board and Ors.
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
06 November 1998
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Final Disposition at Supreme Court
Outcome
Appeals dismissed
Legal Topics
Revision by High Court Under Kerala Land Reforms Act, Supervisory Jurisdiction Under Article 227 of Constitution, Cultivating Tenancy, Scope of Interference in Findings of Fact
Land Law Constitutional Law Civil Procedure Revision by High Court Under Kerala Land Reforms Act Supervisory Jurisdiction Under Article 227 of Constitution Cultivating Tenancy Scope of Interference in Findings of Fact

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Parties

Baby

Appellant

Travancore Devaswom Board and Ors.

Respondents

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Final Disposition at Supreme Court

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the High Court was justified in interfering with the orders of the tribunals under Section 103 of the Kerala Land Reforms Act, 1963
  2. 2 Scope of High Court's power under Article 227 of the Constitution to quash findings of fact arrived at by non-consideration of relevant documents

Ratio Decidendi

Non-consideration of relevant documents by tribunals does not by itself permit interference under Section 103 of the Kerala Land Reforms Act, but High Court has supervisory power under Article 227 of the Constitution to quash such findings. The High Court rightly exercised supervisory jurisdiction in this case.

Court Disposition

Appeals dismissed

Orders

  • No interference under Article 136 of the Constitution of India.
  • No costs.