PIONEER CLAY & INDUSTRIAL WORKS LTD. vs LAXMIBAI(D)BY LRS — C.A. No. 10535/2013
Case under Section XII-B. Status: DISPOSED.
CNR: SCIN010049252007
Filing Date
15-Feb-2007
Registration No
C.A. No. 10535/2013
Diary Number
4925/2007
Order Date
22-Nov-2013
Document Type
ROP - of Main Case
Disposal Type
Disposed Off
Data as of 20-Jun-2026
Acts & Sections
Petitioner(s)
PIONEER CLAY & INDUSTRIAL WORKS LTD.
Adv. ROMY CHACKO (Dead / Retired / Elevated)
Respondent(s)
LAXMIBAI(D)BY LRS
Adv. S. USHA REDDY (Dead / Retired / Elevated) E. R. SUMATHY
Orders
Summary: Pioneer Clay & Industrial Works Ltd. v. Laxmibai & Ors. On 22 November 2013, the Supreme Court granted leave to appeal and heard the matter. The Court set aside the Karnataka High Court's Division Bench order that had ruled the Land Tribunal lacked jurisdiction to grant occupancy rights under the Karnataka Abolition of Certain Inams Act, 1977. The Supreme Court, relying on its prior decision in M.G. Ramachandran v. Gauramma (2005), held that the Land Tribunal—not the Deputy Commissioner—has jurisdiction over occupancy rights matters, and remanded the case to the Division Bench to consider other grounds raised by the respondent. The appeal was disposed of accordingly. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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