The Kerala court has confirmed the sale of a 2,263-acre Harrisons Malayalam Limited (HML) estate to Ayana Charitable Trust, led by K.P. Yohannan's Believers’ Church, in 2005. The state government had challenged this sale, claiming the land, located in Erumely South and Manimala villages, was government-owned and illegally transferred. The government argued the land was only leased to HML under the Pandaravaka Pattom category. However, Ayana Charitable Trust defended its ownership by citing over a century of continuous possession and presented tax records as evidence. In 2015, a special officer appointed under the Kerala Land Conservancy Act had declared the transfer illegal and ordered the land's return. This order was later overturned by the High Court. The Supreme Court and High Court then directed the dispute to be resolved through civil courts. The recent court order upholds Ayana Charitable Trust's ownership, marking a significant judgment with wider effects on land disputes concerning plantation estates in Kerala.