H.S. SRINIVASA RAGHAVACHAR ETC. ETC. vs STATE OF KARNATAKA & ORS.

The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of the Karnataka Land Reforms (Amendment) Act, 1974, which amended the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961, particularly Sections 44 and 48(8), removing the landlord's right to resume land for personal cultivation. The Court ruled that the amendments aimed at agrarian reform and did not violate Articles 31-A, 31-B, and 31-C of the Constitution. It further clarified that the prohibition against advocates appearing before the Tribunals under Section 48(8) should not be enforced, allowing legal representation in such proceedings.