Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 08 September 2026 (IA No.199419/2025)
Case Overview
- Petitioners: Samaj Parivartana Samudaya & Ors.; Respondents: State of Karnataka & Ors.
- The core dispute concerns whether the subject leased land is “revenue land” or “forest land”.
- Earlier order (08.09.2026) remanded the issue to Karnataka High Court; Amicus Curiae Shyam Divan submitted a note citing Karnataka High Court Division Bench judgment dated 13 March 2020 (B.R. Ganapathi Singh v. State) that already resolved the classification.
- The Supreme Court also noted that SLP (Civil) No. 946/2021 was rejected on 16.11.2021.
- Four writ petitions pending in Karnataka High Court (W.P. Nos. 4254/2021, 29336/2018, 33051/2018, 33820/2018) raise the same question.
- The Chief Election Commissioner submitted Report No. 26 of 2026 on 28.09.2026; parties were granted two weeks to file objections, with a hearing fixed for 29 October 2026.
Final Outcome
- IA No.199419/2025 is disposed; the Supreme Court directs the Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court to list the four mentioned writ petitions for hearing, preferably within three months, without expressing any view on the merits.
- The Court schedules a hearing on 29 Oct 2026 to consider objections to CEC Report No. 26 of 2026.
- No substantive judgment on whether the land is revenue or forest land is rendered at this stage.
Topics: Land Classification, Judicial Procedure