Dharma Naika vs Rama Naika & Anr

The Supreme Court held that the sale deed executed on 13th October 1986 was null and void under Section 4(2) of the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978, as it was made without prior government permission after the Act's commencement. The Court affirmed the decisions of the Assistant Commissioner and the appellate authority, which found that the title could not pass due to the prohibition in the Act. Consequently, the appeal was dismissed, upholding the lower courts' rulings.