Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978

The State of Karnataka granted agricultural land to members of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes with a non‑alienation clause prohibiting transfer for fifteen years. After the period, the appellant purchased the lands from the original grantees, claiming that prior government permission was not required. The As…

The appellants purchased four acres of land that had been granted to Shri Ranga in 1946-47 and was subject to a Saguvalli Chit confirming a non‑alienation clause. Shri Ranga sold the land in 1969, but in 1992 a third party, Dodda Hanumaiah, filed an application under Section 5 of the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Sche…

The appellants and respondents were embroiled in a series of suits and appeals concerning a sale deed of land and the validity of a mutation register entry. The trial court dismissed the plaint on the ground of rejection under Order VII Rule 11, and subsequently, the respondents sought production of the mutation regist…

The Supreme Court examined whether land granted to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe beneficiaries under Rule 43‑J of the Mysore Land Revenue (Amendment) Rules, 1960 could be subject to a 15‑year restriction on alienation, even though the rule itself does not expressly provide such a condition. The Court held that Ru…

The appellant purchased a two‑acre parcel of land granted to Smt. Gangamma in 1961 and invested in improvements. The Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978, which came into force in 1979, declares any transfer of such granted land in contravention of the gra…

The dispute concerned a 2‑acre agricultural plot allotted by the Karnataka Government to Smt. Munemma on 8 January 1957 with a condition prohibiting alienation for fifteen years. Her son, Gopalappa, purchased the land on 20 December 1968, in contravention of that condition. After the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Sche…

The father of the third respondent was granted four acres of land by the Karnataka Government in 1957 with a condition that it could not be alienated for fifteen years. He illegally transferred two acres to Ismail Saheb in 1965, who later sold the land to the appellant in 1979, before the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and…

The petitioners, who had purchased lands originally granted by the State of Karnataka to members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, challenged the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978, alleging that sections 4 and 5 violated Articles 19(1)(f), 31, 3…

The appellant, B.K. Muniraju, sought cancellation of a sale deed and restoration of land that had been transferred to respondents 4 and 5, invoking the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978. The Assistant Commissioner and the Deputy Commissioner held that t…

One Nanjaiah alias Gungaiah was allotted 1 acre 20 guntas of land by the State in 1968 for an upset price of Rs. 500 per acre under Rule 43-C of the Mysore Land Revenue Code. The appellant purchased the land from Gungaiah on 10 September 1968 for Rs. 3,000. After the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Pro…

The appellants purchased lands in 1962‑64 from original grantees who had received the parcels under the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978. The Act prohibits alienation of such lands for a specified period, rendering the sales voidable. The State initiat…

The appellants, legal heirs of Bhadrappa, claimed ownership of a 3‑acre granted land that had been sold multiple times after the original grant to Gopya Naik in 1955. They contended that the alienation was void under Section 4 of the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain La…

The case concerned a 2‑acre land granted by the Government of Karnataka to a Scheduled Caste grantee with a condition that it not be alienated for fifteen years. After the restriction period, an agreement to sell was executed on 5 July 1976, but the sale deed was executed and registered on 13 October 1986, after the Ka…