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- The Supreme Court has quashed a Karnataka High Court order in a land dispute concerning Yadiyuru Lake in Bengaluru, a lake said to date back to the Hoysala era.
- The High Court's division bench had in 2020 allowed revenue officials to conduct a fresh survey of land survey numbers in the lake area after a 2014 notice was issued over alleged encroachment.
- A bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Sanjeev Sachdeva held that under Section 56 of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964, revision of land records cannot be undertaken beyond the statutory limitation period of three years, which cannot be bypassed under the Limitation Act, 1963.
- The Court set aside the High Court order and dismissed the 2014 survey notice.
What to watch next
- Whether Karnataka revenue authorities attempt any fresh action on Yadiyuru Lake land records within or outside the limitation framework
- Any further legal steps by landowners or the state following the quashing of the 2014 notice
- Impact of the ruling on other pending land record revision cases in Karnataka involving older survey disputes
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