{"id":135348,"date":"2008-08-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-08-10T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/kappachali-asmabi-vs-the-state-of-kerala-on-11-august-2008"},"modified":"2018-12-13T21:34:53","modified_gmt":"2018-12-13T16:04:53","slug":"kappachali-asmabi-vs-the-state-of-kerala-on-11-august-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/kappachali-asmabi-vs-the-state-of-kerala-on-11-august-2008","title":{"rendered":"Kappachali Asmabi vs The State Of Kerala on 11 August, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
Kerala High Court<\/div>\n
Kappachali Asmabi vs The State Of Kerala on 11 August, 2008<\/div>\n
       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nFAO.No. 197 of 2008()\n\n\n1. KAPPACHALI ASMABI, D\/O.MOOSA REPRESENTED\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE CUSTODIAN OF VESTED FORESTS,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.R.RAJESH KORMATH\n\n                For Respondent  : No Appearance\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice M.N.KRISHNAN\n\n Dated :11\/08\/2008\n\n O R D E R\n                              M.N.KRISHNAN, J.\n                              --------------------------\n                  F.A.O. Nos. 197, 198, 199 & 200 OF 2008\n                                ---------------------\n                   Dated this the 11th day of August, 2008\n\n                                  JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n
              These appeals are preferred against the judgment of the<\/p>\n
District Judge, Manjeri, whereby he has remanded four suits OS<\/p>\n
182,181,184 and 183 of 2000 of the Munsiff Court, Manjeri, with a specific<\/p>\n
direction to return the plaints to the plaintiffs for proper presentation before<\/p>\n
the Forest Tribunal.      Brief facts are necessary for understanding the<\/p>\n
contentions of the parties. The plaintiffs in all these cases would contend<\/p>\n
that the property described in their plaint schedule belonged to them and<\/p>\n
they are the title holders in possession of the property and therefore the<\/p>\n
defendants in the suit shall not interfere with their peaceful possession and<\/p>\n
enjoyment of the property. The plaintiffs have also sought for a declaration<\/p>\n
to that effect.\n<\/p>\n
           2. Now the definite contention of the forest authorities is to the<\/p>\n
effect that it is a reserved forest and the plaint scheduled property comes<\/p>\n
within the reserved forest notified. It is specifically contended that the<\/p>\n
plaint scheduled property is a reserved forest land notified vide Notification<\/p>\n
471 dated 30.10.1900 and renotified on 7.2.1926.          It is also their specific<\/p>\n
contention that the department is bound to protect it as reserved forest land<\/p>\n
and the property comprised in R.S. 7 is reserved forest land and the<\/p>\n
FAO No.197\/08 and Conn. Cases            2<\/span><\/p>\n
western boundary is Mundayanthode and there is no private holding<\/p>\n
between the Mundayanthode and reserve forest. According to them the<\/p>\n
jandas were put a little bit inside the forest only to protect it from soil<\/p>\n
erosion on river banks etc. So the question that arises for determination in<\/p>\n
the case is whether the plaintiffs have got title to and possession over the<\/p>\n
property as contended by them and whether it is a part and parcel of the<\/p>\n
reserved forest as notified by the authorities. When the matter came up<\/p>\n
before the trial court, the trial court held that since the forest authorities has<\/p>\n
filed an affidavit contending that it is a part and parcel of the reserved<\/p>\n
forest, dismissed the suit as non-maintainable. It is against that decision,<\/p>\n
the appeals were preferred before the District Judge as AS 135, 134, 137 &<\/p>\n
136 of 2003. The learned District Judge disposed of all these appeals on<\/p>\n
the ground that the dispute with respect to the land claimed can be agitated<\/p>\n
only before the Forest Tribunal and directed the Munsiff to return the<\/p>\n
plaints to the plaintiffs for presentation before the Forest Tribunal. It is<\/p>\n
against this decision, the appeals are preferred.\n<\/p>\n
            3. The substantial questions of law to be considered are as<\/p>\n
follows:\n<\/p>\n
            a. Has not the court below erred in holding that the appellant-<\/p>\n
plaintiff has admitted that the civil court has no jurisdiction to try the dispute<\/p>\n
and thereby coming to the conclusion that the suit is not maintainable<\/p>\n
before the civil court?\n<\/p>\n
FAO No.197\/08 and Conn. Cases          3<\/span><\/p>\n
           b. Has not the court below lost sight of the fact that the dispute<\/p>\n
to be resolved in the case is whether the disputed property is a Reserve<\/p>\n
Forest which has vested in the Government under The Kerala Forest Act,<\/p>\n
1961?\n<\/p>\n
           c.   Is not the jurisdiction of the Forest Tribunal confined to<\/p>\n
adjudicate the disputes coming within the ambit of Section 8 of the Kerala<\/p>\n
Private Forests (Vesting and Assignment) Act, 1971?<\/p>\n
           d. Has not the court below failed to take note of the fact that<\/p>\n
under Section 5 of the Kerala Forest Act, 1961, jurisdiction of the civil court<\/p>\n
to entertain any suit against the Government to establish any right in or<\/p>\n
over any land is barred only between the period of preliminary notification<\/p>\n
under Section 4 of the Act and the final notification under Section 19 of the<\/p>\n
Act?\n<\/p>\n
           e. Is not the principle of exclusion of jurisdiction of a forum to be<\/p>\n
strictly construed?\n<\/p>\n
           f. Has not the court below lost sight of the fact that consent or<\/p>\n
admission of the parties with respect to jurisdiction will not confer<\/p>\n
jurisdiction on a forum when there is an inherent lack of jurisdiction in such<\/p>\n
forum?\n<\/p>\n
           4.   First let me consider the question regarding the reserved<\/p>\n
forest. The provisions governing the reserved forest are Sections 4, 5, 19<\/p>\n
and 22 of The Kerala Forest Act, 1961. What is stated therein is that<\/p>\n
FAO No.197\/08 and Conn. Cases             4<\/span><\/p>\n
Government is competent to form any forest as a reserved forest and the<\/p>\n
land at the disposal of the Government is defined under section 2(g) of the<\/p>\n
Kerala Forest Act. As per Section 4, the Government can publish a<\/p>\n
notification in the gazette declaring that it is proposed to constitute such<\/p>\n
land as reserved forest. Section 5 deals with the bar of jurisdiction of the<\/p>\n
civil courts. It is stated that after the notification issued under section 4 and<\/p>\n
till a final decision is taken under section 19 of the Act declaring it as a<\/p>\n
reserved forest, the civil courts shall not entertain any litigation. Thereafter<\/p>\n
the Act provides the procedure to be followed by the forest officers and<\/p>\n
appeal is provided to the District court, High court etc. Ultimately under<\/p>\n
section 19 when that has become final, the Government can publish the<\/p>\n
notification in the gazette specifying the limits of the forest which is<\/p>\n
intended to be reserved. When such reserved forests are notified, nobody<\/p>\n
can acquire right on those properties.        There is no other provision under<\/p>\n
the Kerala Forest Act 1961 dealing with the same.\n<\/p>\n
             5. Now, I may briefly refer to the Kerala Private Forest (Vesting<\/p>\n
and Assignment) Act ,1971. Under Section 3 the private forest shall vest in<\/p>\n
the Government on the date notified namely 10.5.1991. Section 8 deals<\/p>\n
with the question that when any dispute arises as to whether any land is a<\/p>\n
private forest or not or that any private forest or portion thereof has vested<\/p>\n
in the government shall be only tried by the Tribunal established under the<\/p>\n
Act for such decision. Section 13 of the Act specifically bars the jurisdiction<\/p>\n
FAO No.197\/08 and Conn. Cases            5<\/span><\/p>\n
of the civil court to determine any issues which is to be decided by the<\/p>\n
authority constituted under the Act.\n<\/p>\n
           6. I am afraid that the learned District Judge had some doubt in<\/p>\n
his mind regarding these two enactments. It appears from the judgment of<\/p>\n
learned Judge that the advocates also argued as if it will come under the<\/p>\n
Vesting Act, 1971. Whatever it may be, the question to be considered in<\/p>\n
these cases is whether the land over which the plaintiffs claim declaration<\/p>\n
and possession are their independent property or whether it forms part and<\/p>\n
parcel of the reserved forest notified by the Government right from 1900.<\/p>\n
When the answer is that it is not a reserved forest or it does not come<\/p>\n
under the notified area then necessarily the forest authorities will have<\/p>\n
nothing to do with the same. On the contra, if it is comprised in the<\/p>\n
reserved forest notified by the Government then necessarily the plaintiffs<\/p>\n
shall not have any right of title or possession over the same by operation of<\/p>\n
law. This is a matter which the court has to consider. So for that purpose<\/p>\n
a Commission may be necessary and the property has to be identified and<\/p>\n
demarcated with reference to the notification as well as with respect to the<\/p>\n
documents relied upon by the plaintiffs.         Thereafter the court has to<\/p>\n
consider whether it forms part and parcel of the reserved forest or it is the<\/p>\n
individual property of the plaintiffs in the respective cases. So I answer the<\/p>\n
questions of law formulated as below.\n<\/p>\n
           a. First question of law is that the civil court has no jurisdiction is<\/p>\n
FAO No.197\/08 and Conn. Cases           6<\/span><\/p>\n
not tenable.\n<\/p>\n
           b. Second question of law requires real consideration by the<\/p>\n
court below to the effect that whether it is a part of the reserved forest or<\/p>\n
not.\n<\/p>\n
           c. Third question of law that the matter has to be referred to be<\/p>\n
presented before the forest Tribunal is incorrect for the reason that nobody<\/p>\n
has got a case that it is a private forest.\n<\/p>\n
           The other questions of law are not to be answered precisely for<\/p>\n
the reason that I have already held that the civil court has got jurisdiction<\/p>\n
and it is for the civil court to consider whether the disputed land is a land<\/p>\n
as claimed by the plaintiffs or forms a part and parcel of the reserved forest<\/p>\n
issued by the notification of the year 1900.       So the judgments of the<\/p>\n
learned District Judge are set aside and the FAO are disposed of as<\/p>\n
follows:\n<\/p>\n
           (i) Learned Munsiff shall issue a Commission and direct him to<\/p>\n
identify the property with reference to the title and possession of the<\/p>\n
plaintiffs as well as with reference to the Governmental notification as<\/p>\n
contended by the Government.\n<\/p>\n
           (ii)   Thereafter the learned Munsiff shall give sufficient<\/p>\n
opportunity to the parties to file objections, if any, to the Commissioner’s<\/p>\n
report and permit them to adduce documentary as well as oral evidence in<\/p>\n
support of their respective contentions to establish their respective cases.<\/p>\n
FAO No.197\/08 and Conn. Cases           7<\/span><\/p>\n
          (iii) Till such time, the status quo as on today with respect to the<\/p>\n
property regarding cutting of trees should be maintained.<\/p>\n
          (iv) Parties are directed to appear before the Munsiff, Manjeri on<\/p>\n
27.8.08. On appearance of the parties, the Munsiff shall see that the<\/p>\n
matter is disposed of within a time frame of six months.<\/p>\n
                                                   M.N.KRISHNAN, JUDGE
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Kerala High Court Kappachali Asmabi vs The State Of Kerala on 11 August, 2008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM FAO.No. 197 of 2008() 1. KAPPACHALI ASMABI, D\/O.MOOSA REPRESENTED … Petitioner Vs 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY … Respondent 2. THE CUSTODIAN OF VESTED FORESTS, For Petitioner :SRI.R.RAJESH KORMATH For Respondent […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-135348","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-high-court","category-kerala-high-court"],"yoast_head":"\nKappachali Asmabi vs The State Of Kerala on 11 August, 2008 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/kappachali-asmabi-vs-the-state-of-kerala-on-11-august-2008\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kappachali Asmabi vs The State Of Kerala on 11 August, 2008 - 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