Kerala HC Holds Paddy Land Act Inapplicable as Land Had Exemption Under Land Reforms Act

State of Kerala Vs Falcon Infrastructures Limited (Kerala High Court) In State of Kerala Vs Falcon Infrastructures Limited, the Kerala High Court decided a batch of writ appeals involving a common issue concerning the applicability of the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act, 2008 (“2008 Act”) to land already granted exemption under the Kerala Land Reforms Act, 1963. The dispute arose from land owned and possessed by the writ petitioner measuring approximately 24.5 acres located near the Container Road at Kalamassery. The land had been purchased in several lots between 2003 an...