NARAYANAGOWDA . vs A.B. NANJAPPA 'DEAD' — C.A. No. 334/2003

CASE SUMMARY In this Karnataka land reforms case, the Supreme Court allowed Narayanagowda's appeal against the High Court's October 2001 judgment. The dispute involved competing claims to agricultural land under the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961. The Land Tribunal and Land Reforms Appellate Authority had found that respondents' predecessors manipulated revenue records only for 1972-75 and lacked possession on the statutory cut-off date (March 1, 1974), rejecting their tenant claim. However, the High Court reversed these findings based on presumption alone, without explaining its legal basis. The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's order on September 6, 2012, finding the reversal unsustainable and restoring the lower authorities' factual findings. No costs were awarded. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.