K. GOPALACHAR (D) BY LR. vs STATE OF KARNATAKA . — C.A. No. 2953 - 2954/2005

Summary of C.A. No. 002953-002954/2005 The Supreme Court dismissed the appellant K. Gopalachar's civil appeals seeking occupancy rights over agricultural land under the Mysore Religious & Charitable Inams Abolition Act, 1955. The Court found that Gopalachar failed to qualify as a "permanent tenant" under Section 2(12) of the Act, as he could not establish consistent rent payment in money or kind, particularly from the Act's effective date (July 1, 1970). Only two rent receipts from 1938 and 1973 were produced, insufficient to meet the statutory definition. The appeals were dismissed with no order as to costs (July 26, 2012). This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.