High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Petitions Challenging Land Grant Cancellation Under SC/ST Act — Upholds Special Deputy Commissioner's Order Restoring Land to Original Grantee. The court held that the Assistant Commissioner lacked jurisdiction to cancel a grant made under the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978, and that the Special Deputy Commissioner's order restoring the land was valid.
20 Feb 2018The case involves two writ petitions filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India. The first petition (WP No.6051/2008) was filed by ...
