Supreme Court · 1998 INSC 363 · Decided 15 September 1998
Sri Sangappa Kalyanappa Bangi (Dead) Through LRS. v. Land Tribunal, Jamkhandi and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1998 INSC 363 · [1998] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 600
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1998/1991
- Decided
- 15 September 1998
- Bench
- S. SAGHIR AHMAD, S. RAJENDRA BABU (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Tenancy and Land laws-Kamataka Land Refomzs Act, 1961-Section 21-Assignment of interest in land by tenant-Death of tenant:-Testamentmy dfaposition of land by deceased-A devise or bequest under will amounts to C an assif:,~Zment of illlerest in the land-But can be effected only to heirs men­ to family of tenant would amount to assignment of illterest-Hence bwred under Section 21 of the Act. Words & Phrases--''Heirs''-Meaning of in the collte.xt of Section 21 of D Kamataka Land Ref onns Act-Means and includes 'natural heirs' only and not 'hei1~·' as per will of
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