DHARMA NAIKA vs RAMA NAIKA

The Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of a civil appeal concerning the validity of a sale deed executed after the commencement of the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978. The Court found that the sale deed was null and void as it violated Section 4(2) of the Act, which prohibits the transfer of certain lands without prior government permission. The Court affirmed the decisions of the Assistant Commissioner and the High Court, concluding that the title could not pass under the registered sale deed due to the statutory prohibition.