Supreme Court of India

Subhakar and Ors. v. Harideesh Kumar and Ors.

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Reported as [2007] 3 S.C.R. 929
Bench Dr. Arijitpasayat Andlokeshwarsinghpanta J.
Decided 13 March 2007

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What the Court ordered

We hold that in this case, the land in question is a Punja Land where only thatched grass is grown naturally.

Judgment, page 3

From the headnote

Land Reforms: Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961-S.2(18)-'Punja' land-Land not fit for cultivation-Only grass growing on it naturally-Hence, prayer to declare same as agricultural land rightly rejected by High Court. The land in question is 'Punja' land situated in the Dakshina Kannada District. The land is not fit for cultivation. Only grass is growing on it naturally. Prayer of Appellants for declaring such land as agricultural land was rejected by the High Court. Hence the present appeals. Dismissing the appeals, the Court HELD: bare reading of s.2(18) of the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961

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