RAM vs STATE OF KARNATAKA .

The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Karnataka Land Tribunal granting occupancy rights under Section 48-A of the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961, to four applicants, including Dattoba Daji Saheba Desai, each entitled to a 1/4th share. The Court emphasized that the High Court, in its writ jurisdiction, cannot re-appreciate evidence already evaluated by the Tribunal. The appeal by Dattoba's legal heirs was dismissed, affirming the Tribunal's order and the Division Bench's ruling that the land rights were to be shared equally among the applicants.