B.L. SREEDHAR vs K.M. MUNIREDDY (DEAD)

The Supreme Court addressed the applicability of the Mysore Village Offices Abolition Act, 1961, particularly Section 5(3), which restricts the alienation of land without the Deputy Commissioner's consent for 15 years. The Court held that the plaintiff, as Karta of the Hindu undivided family, had the right to seek a declaration of ownership and injunction against dispossession. The judgment of the Karnataka High Court was upheld, affirming the plaintiff's rights over the suit property and the illegality of the defendants' actions in alienating the land without proper consent.