Case Law Analysis
|Karnataka High Court
PTCL Act Section 4 | Void First Transfer Nullifies All Subsequent Titles Ab Initio : Karnataka HC Reinforces Nemo Dat Principle
The Karnataka High Court ruled that a transfer violating the PTCL Act's statutory bar on SC/ST land alienation renders all subsequent transfers void from inception, regardless of registration or good faith. This decision underscores that statutory protections override even bona fide purchasers' rights, extinguishing derivative titles entirely.