The petitioners, admittedly, had purchased the property in the years 1962 63 and 1963 64 from the original allottees.
Subsequently, the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands Act, 197 was enacted totally prohibiting the alienation up to a particular period.
All the authorities have companycurrently held that the alienation in favour of the petitioners was in violation of the above Rules and the said Act and hence the sales are voidable.
This appeal by special leave arises from the judgment of the Division Bench of the Karnataka High Court, made on February 21, 1997, in Writ Appeal No.
The Government have allotted those lands as per Saguvali Chit companytaining prohibition of alienation of the land.
The proceedings were initiated against the petitioners for ejectment under the said Act.
Leave granted.
