K.M. Prashurama Naika vs Basurappa & Ors

The Supreme Court dismissed Civil Appeal No. 5147 of 2002, affirming the concurrent findings of the lower courts. The Court held that the case fell under Section 4 of the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978, which prohibits the transfer of certain lands belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Consequently, the appeal was dismissed without costs.