Summary:
The government can decide the title only through a civil court as it is a bona fide dispute. KOCHI: The Kerala high court on Wednesday set aside the orders of special officer M G Rajamanickam for taking over around 38,000 acres of land in possession of Harrisons Malayalam Ltd (HML) under the Kerala Land Conservancy Act. Title, has to be found after adducing evidence in a properly initiated civil proceeding, if the State ventures so, to institute,” it said. The special officer can carry out eviction under provisions of the Kerala Land Conservancy Act (KLCA) only if the land belonged to the government, it held.The court also chided the government for giving into public outcry and acting like Robin Hood. Courage and conviction is lacking when on mere public demand, arbitrary action is perpetrated visiting a citizen with prejudice..