MARIYAPPA vs STATE OF KARNATAKA

The Supreme Court addressed the applicability of Section 11-A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, in relation to the Karnataka Acquisition of Land for House Sites Act, 1972. The Court upheld the High Court's ruling that Section 11-A does not apply to the Karnataka Act, affirming the doctrine of incorporation as the basis for this conclusion. Consequently, the appeal was dismissed, confirming the High Court's decision that the land acquisition proceedings were valid under the Karnataka Act without the provisions of the Central Act being applicable.