totally ignoring the contention raised
by the appellants that what constitutes
Devaswom properties are clearly described
under Section 27 of the Act, and any property ... definition will not constitute Devaswom
property, as such properties should be entered
or classed in the Revenue records as Devaswom
vaka or Devaswom Puramboke
Acres and 28 Cents of T.T.K. Devaswom
property.
2. The question as to whether the 4 Acres and 28 Cents ... will depend upon the question as to whether these
are all Devaswom properties. Therefore, at the first instance, this aspect
has to be examined
suit property. The various
revenue receipts produced by the plaintiff will also indicate
that tax has been paid in respect of the property. Whatever
worth ... shown in the purchase certificate refers to the
Devaswom property and therefore the Land Tribunal could
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not have issued purchase
belonged to Devaswom who was the Jenmi
of the property. The defendants claimed that their property
lies on the north-eastern extremity of the entire ... After obtaining the consent of the
Devaswom, the cultivators renovated and strengthened the
outer bund of the Devaswom properties as well as the bunds
schedule property, being part of the temple property, is
exempted under Section 3(X) of the Kerala Land Reforms Act.
4. The Devaswom, the defendant ... case that after the issuance of the
purchase certificate, Devaswom trespassed into the property and
reduced it into their possession and they instituted the suit
suit property is the
property dealt with under Exts.A1 to A4. Initially the plaintiff
had a case that the property did not belong ... suit property.
17. The third defendant examined himself as
D.W.1. He too admits that the jenmi of the property was
Okkal Devaswom. According
assignment of
right, title and interest over the property belonging to
Devaswom in respect of the property contained in the
application. As per order dated ... favour of the respondents pointing out that the
property being a Devaswom property, it is exempted under
Section 3(1) of the Kerala Land Reforms
over the plaint
schedule property and it lies to the west of
the temple properties. Though properties of the
Devaswom were entrusted on kanom demises ... plaint
schedule property is the property in his
possession. Respondent has claimed right over the
said property, admitting that title to that
property originally vests
Travancore and Cochin
Devaswom Boards to look into the complaints, including all
mismanagement relating to possession of Devaswom
properties with others. We may at once ... provisions of the Land Conservancy Act ,
which indisputably applies to Devaswom properties could
be applied to the case in hand. It is also suggested
property, over which the claim has
been laid by the plaintiff, is a portion of the property of the
temple and is devaswom property ... present case
also. Having found that the property is devaswom property,
it is contended that the plaintiff in the present case cannot
maintain the suit
