Court upholds eviction of society from leased forest land in Uttara Kannada
The Karnataka High Court upheld the eviction of a cooperative society from 389 acres of forest land in Uttara Kannada, ruling that the society's lease had expired. The court clarified that previous civil court decrees did not grant the society perpetual possession rights.
Why it matters
The ruling reinforces the state's authority to reclaim forest land and clarifies the limits of lease agreements in environmental conservation.
The High Court of Karnataka in Dharwad has dismissed a petition filed by Kamadhenu Co-operative Dairy and Fruit Processing Society Ltd., Golokatta, challenging proceedings initiated by the Forest Department to recover 389.07 acres of forest land in Sirsi taluk of Uttara Kannada.
Delivering the verdict on August 12, Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum said that the society did not have a subsisting legal right to remain in possession of land after the expiry of its government lease and that the authorities have followed due process in initiating eviction proceedings.
The land was leased to the society under Government Order No APA:183.FGL.69 of December 2, 1969.
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