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2026 KLT OnLine 1257

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2026 KLT OnLine 1253 (SC)

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2026 KLT OnLine 1249 (SC)

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2026 KLT OnLine 1252 (SC)

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2026 KLT OnLine 1248

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2026 KLT OnLine 1246

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2026 KLT OnLine 1245

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2026 KLT OnLine 1244

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2026 KLT OnLine 1243

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Land Conservancy Act 1957 (Kerala), S.5 -- Land Conservancy Rules 1958, Rr. 32 to 37 -- The stand taken by the Tahsildar (LR) that there is no provision in the Kerala Land Conservancy Act and Rules to permit the erection of a gate in a puramboke land cannot be accepted.

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