K.M. Prashurama Naika v. Basurappa & Ors

Supreme Court of India · 01 May 2008
Tarun Chatterjee; Harjit Singh Bedi
CIVIL APPEAL NO.5147 OF 2002
civil appeal_dismissed

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The Supreme Court dismissed the civil appeal, upholding the prohibition on transfer of certain lands under Section 4 of the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act, 1978, and affirmed the concurrent findings of the lower courts.

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http://JUDIS.NIC.IN SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CASE NO.:
Appeal (civil) 5147 of 2002
PETITIONER:
K.M. PRASHURAMA NAIKA
RESPONDENT:
BASURAPPA & ORS
DATE OF
JUDGMENT
: 01/05/2008
BENCH:
TARUN CHATTERJEE & HARJIT SINGH BEDI
JUDGMENT:
JUDGMENT
O R D E R
CIVIL APPEAL NO.5147 OF 2002
After hearing learned counsel for the appellant and going through the impugned judgm ent and other materials on record, we do not find any ground to interfere with the concurrent fi nding of facts of the courts below. In our view, this case is clearly hit by the provisions of Se ction 4 of the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of certain land s)
Act, 1978. The appeal is accordingly dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs.