Dossier
Malabar region
Coverage of Malabar region in the Nexus archive.
- HC strikes down Kerala Vesting of Minerals Act as unconstitutional
The High Court ruled the Kerala Vesting of Minerals Act unconstitutional, which had vested all mineral rights in the Malabar region with the State government. Landowners challenged the law, and the court determined the State legislature lacked authority to enact it.