After lands having vested as per Section 3 of the Gudalur Janmam Estates Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari Act XXIV of 1969 Jenmis are entitled only ryotwari patta if they had been cultivating on the appointed day i.e. on 01.06.1969, and for the tenants under Jenmis if they had been personally cultivating.
Some lands are situated in the State of Kerala also.
In this case one Mathew Kutty is said to have purchased in the year 1967 and in turn sold to Father Thomas.
Why when the family members get a sale deed in respect of about 176 acres in Tamil Nadu they should go to Kerala to companybine with a sale of 16 cents, as to why the vendor father Thomas assignee of these lands should purchase 16 cents on 04.09.1990 so as to sell the lands in Tamil Nadu.
It arises out of the following factual matrix Appellants herein purchased some properties situate in Devala Village, Gudalur Taluk, Nilgiris in the State of Tamil Nadu by a registered deed of sale dated 1.02.1990.
Appellants filed a writ petition questioning the legality of said numberice.
The said writ petition was dismissed by a learned Single Judge, stating From the facts and circumstances of the case, it is clear that all the transactions appear to be number bonafide and many questions in reference to the nature and purport of these transactions remain unanswered like for instance.
However, numberice in Form I was sent on 7.06.1998.
The details of the lands purchased by them in the State of Tamil Nadu are as under Sl.
Interpretation and or application of the provisions of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 for short the Act as amended by the State of Tamil Nadu is in question herein.
B. SINHA, J Leave granted.
