#land grant

Karnataka High Court upholds the sanctity of judicial finality by dismissing the State’s appeal against a 1984 land grant, ruling that fraud allegations cannot be raised decades later to circumvent settled legal outcomes. The decision reinforces that administrative bodies must act promptly to challenge land grants or risk estoppel by delay.

Karnataka High Court dismisses a writ appeal challenging a land grant to Sri Raghavendra Swamy Mutt, ruling that petitioners lacked valid statutory application and locus standi. The court emphasized consistent legal claims across forums as a prerequisite for challenging government land grants to religious institutions, reinforcing procedural compliance in property disputes.

Bombay HC rules that unexplained discrepancies in official land grant orders trigger personal accountability of the issuing authority, mandating a sworn affidavit and potential pensionary action under the Supreme Court's K.K. Dhawan precedent. The court directed the concerned official to justify the variance in land area measurements or face disciplinary consequences, reinforcing judicial scrutiny over administrative arbitrariness.