CHINDE GOWDA vs PUTTAMMA

The Supreme Court upheld the Karnataka High Court's dismissal of a writ appeal challenging the eviction of the appellant from government land originally granted to a Scheduled Caste individual. The Court affirmed that the land was granted under Rule 43-G of the Mysore Land Revenue (Amendment) Rules, 1960, which prohibits alienation, thus validating the Assistant Commissioner's order declaring the sale null and void under Section 5 of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act. The Court concluded that the appellant's claim based on Rule 43-J was incorrect, maintaining the legality of the eviction order.