S SRINIVASAN vs NARASIMHA NAYAKA — C.A. No. 3342 - 3345/1997

Summary: C.A. No. 003342-003345/1997 S Srinivasan v. Narasimha Nayaka and Others On 5 February 2003, the Supreme Court dismissed Srinivasan's appeals challenging the cancellation of his land purchases from Scheduled Tribe members under the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978. The Court held that the Act applies to granted lands even when the recipients' caste was officially recognized as Scheduled Tribe after the initial grant, and that subsequent alienations violating non-alienation conditions are void. The Court left open the appellant's claim for compensation for improvements made to the property for determination by the concerned authority. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.