
Plea seeking patta for forest land dismissed
The Hindu
Residents of two villages in Sivaganga district submitted petition
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has dismissed a batch of petitions filed by residents of Mithiravayal and Monnani villages in Sivaganga district seeking patta for land that comes under the control of Forest Department. A Division Bench of Justices T.S. Sivagnanam and S. Ananthi said the petitioners claimed that since the time of their forefathers, for a period of 75 years, they were carrying out agricultural activities in the land that was indisputably reserved forest area.More Related News