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SANJAY KUMAR, K. VINOD CHANDRAN
Seethamma, W/o. Late Sathyappa – Appellant
Versus
State of Karnataka – Respondent
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| 1. 15-year alienation prohibition from grant certificate. (Para 2 , 5) |
| 2. delay not fatal to ptcl act enforcement. (Para 3 , 4) |
| 3. precedents uphold proceedings despite moderate delay. (Para 6) |
| 4. invalid proceedings when initiated by transfer parties. (Para 7) |
| 5. appeal allowed; orders set aside. (Para 8 , 9) |
JUDGMENT :
K. Vinod Chandran, J.
Leave granted.
2. Concurrent findings leading to the annulment of a sale, under the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act of 1978’) is challenged before us. All the authorities and the High Court found that Section 4 of the Act postulates any transfer without previous permission of the Government to be null and void.
3. Sri Manjunath Meled, learned Counsel for the appellant submits that the Act of 1978 is not applicable to the subject land. The grant itself was made in the year 1977 and receipt issued in the year 1981. The first transfer was made after 15 years and the appellant is a purchaser from the transferee of the year 1997. Learned counsel for the appellant relies on Shakuntala v. The State of Karnataka & Others, C.A. Nos. 1061-1
Proceedings under the Act to annul transfer after alienation prohibition period invalid when initiated by grantee's sons who were parties to the transfer, distinguishing from unaware initiators despi....
Delay in seeking annulment under statutory provisions must be reasonable; innocent purchasers should not suffer due to delay and laches by others.
Inordinate delay in initiating proceedings under the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978 renders the application liable to be dismisse....
The main legal point established in the judgment is that applications for resumption of land under the Act must be filed within a reasonable time, and inordinate delay without a prima facie explanati....
Transactions of land are valid if conducted after the non-alienation clause expiry, provided they comply with original grant conditions.
Applications for resumption and restoration under welfare legislations must be filed within a reasonable period, as excessive delay impacts justiciability.
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