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
suit
property is the subtarwad property and the parties are
governed by ezhava marumakkathayam customary law.
According to the appellants, the findings of the High ... Costs?
Additional
ix. Are plaintiffs and defendants 1 to 3
Marumakkathayee Ezhavas? Are they governed by
Marumakkathayam law?
7. According to the trial court, issues
large number of applications for correction
of the name of caste from Ezhava/Thiyya to Thandan alleging one
and the same reason immediately after inclusion ... considered only as a concerted attempt on the part of Section
of Ezhavas/Thiyyas to take advantage of the benefits of
Scheduled Castes as alleged
year 1975-76 and that she is
an Ezhava.
The minimum marks prescribed for admission for candi-
dates belonging to Ezhava community in the State ... marks. The petitioner alleges
that the list of candidates belonging to the Ezhava/Thiyya
community selected for the seats reserved to them under
Article
State of Kerala, the division whereof is
as under:
14 to Ezhavas & Thiyyas
10 to Muslims
5 to Latin Catholics, SIUC & Anglo Indians ... were shown as
under:
1.Agasa
2.Ambalakaran
3.Anglo Indian
...........
15.Ezhava
16.Eshavath
.............
22.Hindu Nadar
49.Other Christians-Pulayas, Parayas, and other
year 1975-76 and that she is an Ezhava.
4. The minimum marks prescribed for admission for candidates belonging to Ezhava community in the State ... marks. The petitioner alleges that the list of candidates belonging to the Ezhava/Thiyya community selected for the seats reserved to them under Article
belong to Thandan Community
but was a member of Ezhava/Thiyya Community and, therefore, was not a
person belonging to Scheduled Caste Community. Based ... members of
Thandan Community stating that Thandan Community of Malabar is synonymed
Ezhava/Thiyya Community. The purport of the aforesaid considerations was
to clarify that
