Padmanadon vs. General Manager, Department of Railways and Another – sllr 2020 volume 1 page 336

In the case between Padmanadon (Petitioner) and the General Manager, Department of Railways and another (Respondents), the court addressed the issue of whether lease agreements entered into between the petitioner and the Co‐Operative Wholesale Establishment (CWE) could be considered a valid permit or written authority under the State Lands (Recovery of Possession) Act. It was held that such agreements did not constitute valid authority, as only a duly authorized official under the relevant written law could issue the necessary permit. The decision reaffirmed the principle that authority for occupation or use of state land must originate from a legally competent body as stipulated in the statute. This holding relied on statutory interpretation and established precedent, emphasizing that a l