XXII of 1933); the Travancore Nayar Act (II of 1100K); the Travancore Ezhava Act (III of 1100K); the (VII of 1108K) Travancore Nanjinad Vellala
respondent No. 1 Smt. A. Lakshmikutty, a member of the
'Ezhava' community, 6th in order of merit, failing in the
group 'Ezhavas ... candidates leaving
A. Lakshmikutty sixth in order of merit belonging to the
Ezhava community as one post was to be kept vacant for a
candidate
Amendment Act, 1976, made enquiries which had
revealed that a section of Ezhavas/Thiyyas
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of the Malabar area and certain Taluks ... enquiry to determine whether there was a
community called Thandan distinct from Ezhavas in Palghat
District and in areas other than in the erstwhile Chittur
SC2171 (7)
D 1978 SC1362 (25)
F 1989 SC1530 (18)
ACT:
Travancore Ezhava Act-Makkathayam property-Nature and
incidents-Partibility-The meaning of the expression ... Constitution valid-Constitution of India, Art. 133-
Travancore Ezhava Act, 1100 (Act, III of 1100), ss. 2,
18,19,32,33.
HEADNOTE:
The property
Backward Classes
for the above purpose shall be as indicated
below
1. Ezhavas and Thiyyas.
2. Muslims.
3. Latin Catholics ... following proportion:-
Out of every 40 appointments 14 shall be given
to Ezhavas and Thiyyas, 10 to Muslims, 5 to
latin Catholics
them from the Kerala State Muslim League and the Akhila Kerala Ezhava Convention, requesting the Government to give legitimate representation "due to their communities ... made in favour of Backward classes is to be as follows :
(1) Ezhavas.
... 13%
(2) Muslims.
... 9%
(3) Latin Catholics.
... 3%
(4) Backward Christians
came to the conclusion that petitioner belonged to community Thandan other than Ezhava or Thiyya. He also relied on the fact that father and grandfather ... There has been a continuous complaint that many persons belonging to Ezhava/ Thiyya community in Palakkad Region were being issued certificate showing them as Thandans
been argued before us that the Ezhava community of Palghat to which the appellants belong should not be held to be wholly governed ... been held by this Court that unlike the Nambudhiries of Malabar the Ezhavas have adopted the rule of partibility
conformity with the conditions laid in Section 21, of the Travancore Ezhava Act (III of 1100) is void or voidable.
2. The facts ... tarwad of plaintiff and defendants 2 to 25, governed by the Travancore Ezhava Act lit was mortgaged with possession to the predecessor
Scheduled Tribes, Calicut (KIRTADS) hundreds and thousands of persons belonging to Ezhava/ Thiyya Caste corrected their caste into that of Thandan Castes. According ... former Madras Province. According to him, in the social hierarchy the Ezhava/Thiyya caste and the Scheduled Castes of Kerala including Thandan caste stand poles