Chennai Court May 1956 Judgments

Thattikkarantavila Bamban and ors. Vs. Island Inspecting Officer, Mini ...

Court: Chennai

Reported in: AIR1957Mad433

1. These two writ petitions raise for consideration the validity of the orders passed, whereby the petitioners, who are the natives of Malabar, have been prevented from entering the island of Minicoy in the Arabian Sea. These petitions originally came on for hearing before one of us sitting singly, but in view of a challenge to the validity of Section 33 of the Laccadive Islands and Minicoy Regulation I of 1912, it was directed to be posted before a Bench and they were heard by us. The learned Advocate General appeared for the state, find we are obliged to him for the assistance he rendered us.2. The facts giving rise to the petitions were briefly these: W. P. No, 533 of 1955 is by a single petitioner. He is a native of Malabar district, of which Minicoy island forms part. He claims to have been permitted to reside In this Island for about 16 years past, carrying on there a business in grocery. He also claims to have married a native of the island and to have two children by her. All t...