Supreme Court of India · 2021-12-08
Sri Lankappa vs Karnataka Industrial Corporation
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Sri Lankappa
- Respondent
- Karnataka Industrial Corporation
- Author
- S. Ravindra Bhat
- Bench
- Uday Umesh Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat, Bela M. Trivedi
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court overturned the Karnataka High Court's decision that favored the Karnataka Industrial Corporation in a dispute over agricultural land ownership. The appellants claimed title based on a grant made in 1929, which the court found had not been adequately considered by the lower court. The judgment emphasized the importance of historical grants in establishing land ownership and the need for proper adjudication of such claims.