M.B. RAMACHANDRAN vs GOWRAMMA

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision declaring the Karnataka Inams Abolition (Amendment) Act, 1979 ultra vires, emphasizing that the Land Tribunal lacked jurisdiction to grant occupancy rights post the Act's invalidation. The Court reiterated that the jurisdiction to determine occupancy rights was originally with the Deputy Commissioner and not the Tribunal after the amendment was struck down. Consequently, the appeals were dismissed, affirming the High Court's order remitting the matters to the Special Deputy Commissioner.