Farmer Kanjirathinal George's kin to approach Supreme Court
Kerala Congress leader P.C. Thomas who appeared for the farmer at HC also would present at the SC as well.
KOZHIKODE: The family of late farmer Kanjirathinal George will approach Supreme Court against the High Court refusing to review its verdict in the four-decade-old legal wrangle. His daughter Treesa and husband James are on an indefinite agitation before the Wayanad Collectorate for more than a year. The HC had disposed of a review petition filed by Kanjirathinal Jose, brother of Mr George, the other day upholding the verdict of the forest tribunal against the farmer.
Kerala Congress (Thomas) would bear the legal expenses, its state general secretary Manuel C. Kapan said in a press release. Kerala Congress leader P.C. Thomas who appeared for the farmer at HC also would present at the SC as well. George and his brother Jose bought the twelve acres of Janmam patta land in 1967. In 1977 forest department had an attempt to evict the farmer claiming it had notified the same under Kerala Private Forest Vesting and Assignment Act.
As the move was illegal, the forest tribunal in a verdict recognised the right of the farmer in 1978. The action council formed to support the agitation of the farming family termed the verdict as ‘unfortunate’.