Supreme Court of India · 2022-05-17
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA vs G. RAMANARAYANA JOSHI
- Citation / case number
- SC 2019/34503
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- THE STATE OF KARNATAKA
- Respondent
- G. RAMANARAYANA JOSHI
- Author
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.S. BOPANNA
- Bench
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.S. BOPANNA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE L. NAGESWARA RAO
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision to quash the communication transferring the respondent's land to the Forest Department. The court found that the respondent had a legitimate claim to the property based on ancestral ownership and uninterrupted possession since 1887. Consequently, the appellants were directed to restore the land to the respondent as per the Karnataka Land Revenue Rules, 1966.