Case Law Analysis
|Karnataka High Court
Section 38D BDA Act | 40-Year Adverse Possession Validates Regularisation Despite Unauthorised Occupation: Karnataka HC
Karnataka High Court rules that 40 years of continuous, documented possession entitles occupants to regularisation under Section 38D of the BDA Act, even if initial occupation was unauthorised. The judgment mandates procedural fairness and documentary evidence, setting a precedent for long-standing land disputes in Bengaluru.