STATE OF MYSORE & ANR. vs M. M. THAMMAIAH & ANR.

The Supreme Court ruled that Rule 10 of the Rules for Classifiers does not contain an express reservation of the right of the State Government to trees on Bane lands, as per Section 75(1) of the Mysore Land Revenue Act, 1964. The Court clarified that Rule 10 serves as guidance for classifiers during survey settlements and does not regulate substantive rights. The validity of Rule 137 was deemed academic due to its deletion during the appeal process, and the High Court's decision was upheld in part, limiting the timber value liability to trees existing at the time of the 1910 Survey Settlement.