Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 662 · Decided 21 November 2003
Amerandra Pratap Singh v. Tej Bahadur Prajapati and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 662 · [2003] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 42
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 11483/1996
- Decided
- 21 November 2003
- Bench
- R.C. LAHOTI, ASHOK BHAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 244; Limitation Act Section 25
Headnote
Limitation Act, 1963-Section 25; Article 65-0rissa Merged States' (Laws) Act, 1950-Section 7-The Orissa Scheduled Areas Transfer of Immovable Property (By Schedule Tribes) Regulations, 195~Paras 2(j), C 3, 3A, JD-_ Transfer of immovable property of a tribal in a tribal area­ Non-tribal Act and 1956 Regulations is to see and ensure that non-tribals do not usurp tribal lands-Thus adverse possession by a non-tribal from a tribal is prohibited-The tribal lands vest with the D State and so the Limitation Act does not apply so long as the lands were in possession of the
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