Supreme Court of India · 2010-02-08
S.NAGARAJ (D) BY LRS. vs B.R.VASUDEVA MURTHY .
- Citation / case number
- SC 2007/15160
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- S.NAGARAJ (D) BY LRS.
- Respondent
- B.R.VASUDEVA MURTHY .
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the Karnataka High Court's judgment regarding the grant of 34 acres and 3 guntas of land under the Mysore (Personal & Miscellaneous) Inam Abolition Act, 1954, affirming that all rights of Inamdars ceased upon the Act's enforcement. The Court clarified that the State's grant of land to the Teachers' Association was valid despite pending occupancy applications by Inamdars, as the Act vested land rights in the State. The appeals were dismissed, confirming the legality of the land allotment to the Sangha for housing purposes.