Govt. nod not must to sell land granted to SCs/STs if its use is diverted: HC
The Hindu
It says land given to them loses nature of ‘granted land’ on permitting diversion under KLR Act
In a judgement with far reaching consequences, the High Court of Karnataka has declared that no prior permission of the State government was required under Section 4(2) of the Karnataka SCs and STs (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978, for transfer of ‘granted lands’ if such lands were diverted under Section 95 of the Karnataka Land Revenue (KLR) Act, 1964. It also declared that lands granted to persons belonging to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes lose the character of ‘granted land under the provisions of 1978 Act when diversion for non-agriculture purposes is permitted under the provisions of the KLR, 1964. A Full Bench comprising Justices Alok Aradhe, Sachin Shankar Magadum and M. Nagaprasanna delivered the verdict while answering the reference made by a single judge bench on the issue related to status of such lands.More Related News
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