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ಕකბಟಕ ಅඝತ ೦ൟಗಳ ಮൡ౨ ಅඝತ ්ಡಕഖౣಗಳ
(ಃಲโ ේ෦ಗಳ ವಛბವൕಯ ඛಧ) (ൟൿ౪ಪല) เඒಯಕ, 2023
(2023gÀ «zsÁ£À¸À¨sÉAiÀÄ «zsÉÃAiÀÄPÀ ¸ÀASÉå-15)
ಕකბಟಕ ಅඝತ ೦ൟಗಳ ಮൡ౨ ಅඝತ ්ಡಕഖౣಗಳ (ಃಲโ
ේ෦ಗಳ ವಛბವൕಯ ඛಧ) ಅඌඛಯಮ, 1978ඝ౬ ಮತ౨ౣ ൟൿ౪ಪല ಡฤ
ಒಂൿ เඒಯಕ.
ಇย ಇඝ౬෨ಂං ಉഴಬฆವ ಉං౪ೕಶಗัಛಜ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඝತ ೦ൟಗಳ
ಮൡ౨ ಅඝತ ්ಡಕഖౣಗಳ (ಃಲโ ේ෦ಗಳ ವಛბವൕಯ ඛಧ) ಅඌඛಯಮ,
1978 (1979ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ . 2) ඝ౬ ಮತ౨ౣ ൟൿ౪ಪല ഴโൿ
ಕ౨฿ಜฆโದคಂದ;
ಇൿ
ූರತ
ಗಣฃಜದ
ಎಪ౭൞౬ಲౙඡ
ವಷბದย
ಕකბಟಕ
ฃಜ
เඋನಡಲൽಂದ ಈ ෨ಂൽඦ ಅඌඛಯ෦ತ฿ಗย:-
1. ౾౹ಪ౨ ກಸฆ ಮൡ౨ ඩฏಭ.- (1) ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮವඝ౬ ಕකბಟಕ
ಅඝತ ೦ൟಗಳ ಮൡ౨ ಅඝತ ්ಡಕഖౣಗಳ (ಃಲโ ේ෦ಗಳ ವಛბವൕಯ
ඛಧ) (ൟൿ౪ಪല) ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2023 ಎಂൿ ಕฉಯತಕౙൿ౪.
(2) ಇൿ ಈ ಁಡศ ೦คಡ ಬರತಕౙൿ౪.
2. ಪಕರಣ 5ರ ൟൿ౪ಪല.- ಕකბಟಕ ಅඝತ ೦ൟಗಳ ಮൡ౨ ಅඝತ
්ಡಕഖౣಗಳ (ಃಲโ ේ෦ಗಳ ವಛბವൕಯ ඛಧ) ಅඌඛಯಮ, 1978 (1979ರ
ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ . 2)ರ 5ඡ ಪಕರಣದ (1)ඡ ಉಪಪಕರಣದยನ () ಘಡದ
¨sÁUÀ – 4ಎ
Part – IVA
, 21
, 2023 (
, 30,
, 1945)
BENGALURU, FRIDAY 21, JULY, 2023 ( ASHADHA, 30, SHAKAVARSHA, 1945)
. 334
No. 334
2
ತฆ฿ಯ ಈ ෨ಂൽನ ಘಡಗಳඝ౬ คಸತಕౙൿ౪ ಟ ಅโಗಳඝ౬ ෴฿ಗล
คಸมಜං ಎಂൿ ූเಸತಕౙൿ౪, ಎಂದฉ:-
“()
෴โඃ
౽ඞඛನย
ಏඡ
ಒಳತಂലದ౪ง,
ಈ
ಅඌඛಯಮದ
ಉಪීಧಗಳඝ౬ ರൿ౪ಪലಸฤ ෴โඃ ౽ಲ෦ൟ ಅಥ฿ ಕ౨ ಸಮಯเರತಕౙದ౪ಲ;
(ല) ಈ ಪಕರಣದ ෬ฉಡ ෮ಕದ౪෫ಗಳඝ౬ කಯ ඛಣბಯ ഴವ ಎม ಸౘಮ
ඩඌ౽ರಗಳ ಮൡ౨ ಎม ක෴ಲಯಗಳ ෨ಂං ౾ฆವ ಎม ಪಕರಣಗัಡ ()
ಘಡದ ಉಪීಧಗำ ಅನ౷ಯ฿ಗತಕౙൿ౪.”
ಉං౪ೕಶಗำ ಮൡ౨ ౽ರಣಗಳ ຂัಃ
1.
ේ
೪ฃൟ
ඛಯಮಗಳยฆವ
ಪರූชತರ
ಘಡโ
ಮൡ౨
ಉಲಂಘචಂದ ಪರූฉ ലದ ේ෦ಯ ೪ฃൟಯඝ౬ ರൿ౪ಪലಸฤ ಇฆವ
ಉಪීಧโ, ฃಜದยฆವ ಅඝತ ೦ൟಗಳ ಮൡ౨ ಅඝತ ්ಡಕഖౣಗಳ ේ
೪ฃൟർರคಡ ಕౣ ಸಹ౽ค෴ಗൽฆโದඝ౬ ಗಮඛං ಟ ಅඝತ
೦ൟಗำ ಮൡ౨ ಅඝತ ්ಡಕഖౣಗัಡ คದ ವ౾౨ಗัಡ ಸ౽ბರโ ೪ฆ
ലฆವ ේ෦ಗಳඝ౬ ಅವರ ಅ೦ౢನ ಮൡ౨ ಬಡತನವඝ౬, ಪූเ ಮൡ౨ ಬยಷ
ವಗბಗำ
ൿฆಪೕಗಪലಆಂഴ
ನ
ಪൟಫಲ౽ౙಗยೕ
ಅಥ฿
ಪൟಫಲರತ฿ಜ෴ಗย
ฃಟ
ಅಥ฿
ಅಡನ
ലಆำൟ౨ൿ౪,
ಈ
ಎಲದคಂർಜ
ಸದค
ವಗბದವฆ
ಸඛ౬ๆಶದ
ಬยಪ๑ಗะಞൟ౨ฆವฆ.
ಆದ౪คಂದ
೪ฃൟಯ ಉං౪ೕಶಗಳඝ౬ ಈസคವ ಸฤ฿ಜ, ಅಂತಹ ේ෦ ಸ౽ბರൽಂದ
ත฿ბඝಮൟ
ಪഷಯඃ
ಪರූฉ෴ಜർ౪ಟ
ಸಹ,
ಅದඝ౬
෩ಲ
೪ฃൟർರඛಛಗยೕ ಅಥ฿ ಆತನ ಉತ౨ฃඌ౽คಗัಛಗย ಂൽฆಜಸಃಂಬ
ಉං౪ೕಶൽಂದ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඝತ ೦ൟಗಳ ಮൡ౨ ಅඝತ ්ಡಕഖౣಗಳ (ಃಲโ
ේ෦ಗಳ ವಛბವൕಯ ඛಧ) ಅඌඛಯಮ, 1978ඝ౬ ಅඌඛಯ෦ಸมಜං. ಈ
ಅඌඛಯಮโ ൽකಂಕ: 01.01.1979 ฏൿ ೦คಡ ීൽฆತ౨ං.
2. ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದ ಪಕರಣ 3() ಅඝರ “೪ฃದ ේ෦” ಎಂದฉ
ಅඝತ ೦ൟಗำ ಮൡ౨ ಅඝತ ්ಡಕഖౣಗัಡ คದ ෴ช ವ౾౨ಡ ಸ౽ბರโ
೪ฆ ಡมದ ෴โඃ ේ෦ ಟ ಅಂತಹ ವ౾౨ಡ ಂ උರൕಗำ
ಅಥ฿ ේ ಪค෦ൟಗำ ಅಥ฿ ಇක෨ಗಳ ರൽ౪෴ൟ ෨ಂ൞ದ ๋ಶ ඩฏಪಯბ
ಅಥ฿
ಹಀౙಗಳඝ౬
ຄರൡಪലದ,
ತ൞ౙಲದย
೦คಯยฆವ
෴โඃ
3
ීಧಪಟౣ
ಅඌඛಯಮದലಯย
೪ฆ
ಡมದ
ේ෦ಯඝ౬
ಒಳತำโൿ ಮൡ౨ ತದඝರ฿ಜ “೪ฃದ” ಎಂಬ ಪದವඝ౬ ಅ൵ბಸತಕౙൿ౪.
3. ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದ ಪಕರಣದ 3(ಇ) ಅඝರ “ವಛბವൕ” ಎಂದฉ ಀഖಂಬ ಸದಸರ
ನഴเನ
ඩฤಛคಃ
ಅಥ฿
ಉยನ
෩ಲಕ
ಆಜฆವ
เศ฿คಯඝ౬
ຄರൡಪല, ෴โඃ ฃಟ, ർನ, เඛಮಯ, ಅಡನ (౷ඌೕನ ಸತ ಅಥ฿
౷ඌೕನ ರತ฿ಜ) ಅಥ฿ ෟೕಗ ಅಥ฿ ಇತರ ෴โඃ ವ฿ഖ ಮൡ౨ ಇದರย
ฃಟ, เඛಮಯ, ಅಡನ ಅಥ฿ ෟೕಗ ಅಥ฿ ෴โඃ ಇತರ ವವರ
ನഷಸฤ ലಆำವ ಋಣූರದ ಜච ಅಥ฿ ಕฃರඝ౬ ಒಳತำತ౨ං.
4. ಸದค ಅඌඛಯಮದ ಪಕರಣ 4(2), ಅඌඛಯಮದ ඩฏಭದ ತฆ฿ಯ ෴ช
ವ౾౨ ೪ฃದ ේ෦ಯඝ౬ ಸ౽ბರದ ත฿ბඝಮൟಲං ವಛბವൕ
ಡತಕౙದ౪ಲ
ಅಥ฿
ವಛბವൕಯ
෩ಲಕ
ಆ೧ბಸತಕౙದ౪ಲ
ಎಂ්ದඝ౬
ඛงඪತ౨ං.
5. ಕකბಟಕ ಅඝತ ೦ൟಗಳ ಮൡ౨ ಅඝತ ්ಡಕഖౣಗಳ (ಃಲโ
ේ෦ಗಳ ವಛბವൕಯ ඛಧ) ಅඌඛಯಮ, 1978ರ 5(1)(ಎ) ಪಕರಣದ ಉಪීಧโ,
ಸ౽ბರದ ත฿ბඝಮൟಲං ವಛბವൕ ലฆವ ಅඝತ ೦ൟಗำ ಮൡ౨
ಅඝತ
්ಡಕഖౣಗัಡ
೪ฃದ
ಜ෦ೕඝಗಳඝ౬
ಸ౽ბರಃౙ
ಮฆ
౷ඌೕನಪലಸತಕౙං౪ಂ්ದඝ౬
ඛงඪತ౨ං.
ಅಂಥ
ේ෦ಗಳඝ౬
ಮฆ౷ඌೕನ
ಪഷൿಆಂಡ ತฆ฿ಯ ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದ ಪಕರಣ 5(1)() ಉಪීಧದඝರ
ಉಪเූಛඌ౽ค ಆ ಜ෦ೕඝಗಳඝ౬ ෩ಲ ೪ฆർರคಡ/౽ඞඝಸಮತ
฿ರർರคಡ ಂൽฆಜಸತಕౙൿ౪. ಅದคಂದ ඌತකದ ವ౾౨ ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದ
ಪಕರಣ 5(ಎ) ರยನ ಉಪීಧದඝರ ಅඪೕฤ ಸยಸಬൿ.
6. ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದ 11ඡ ಪಕರಣโ, ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದ ಉಪීಧಗำ ತ൞ౙಲದย
೦คಯยฆವ ಇತರ ෴โඃ ౽ඞඛನย ෴โඃ งുಯย, ಆಚರൕಯย
ಅಥ฿ ಕฃคನย ಅಥ฿ ක෴ಲಯದ, ක෴ඌೕಕರಣದ ಅಥ฿ ಇತರ ඩඌ౽ರದ
෴โඃ ല౾ಯย ಅಥ฿ ಆඃಶದย ಇದಃౙ ಅಗತ฿ಜฆโൿ ಏඡ ಇದ౪ง
ಪค൏ಮ౽ค෴ಜರತಕౙංಂൿ ඛงඪತ౨ං.
7. ನ ಸ่ೕბಚ ක෴ಲಯದ เฯ ಅඪೕฤ ಒ; 1390/2009ರ ൽකಂಕ:
26.10.2017ರ
ಆඃಶದย
ಕකბಟಕ
ಅඝತ
೦ൟಗಳ
ಮൡ౨
ಅඝತ
්ಡಕഖౣಗಳ (ಃಲโ ේ෦ಗಳ ವಛბವൕಯ ඛಧ) ಅඌඛಯಮ, 1978ರ 5ඡ
4
ಪಕರಣದലಯย ಜ෦ೕನඝ౬ ಂಪഷโದ౽ౙಜ ಅ೧ბಯඝ౬, ಸದค ಅඌඛಯಮโ
೦คತಂಡ 25 ವಷბಗಳ ඦತರ ಅ೧ბർರඝ ಸยൿ౪, ಅಂಥ ಅ೧ბಯඝ౬ ಸยಸฤ
෴โඃ ౽ಲ෦ൟಯඝ౬ ಸದค ಅඌඛಯಮದย ඛಯ෦ಸൽฆโದคಂದ, ಖคೕൽർರರ
ಪರ฿ಜ ಪಕರಣโ ಇತಥბ฿ಜฆತ౨ං.
8. ෨ಂൿವฉൿ, ನ ූರತ ಸ่ೕბಚ ක෴ಲಯโ เฯ ಅඪೕฤ ಒ;
1390/2009ರ ൽකಂಕ: 26.10.2017ರ ತನ౬ ಆඃಶದย ಈ ಃಳಉഽ ಅඩಯ
ಪഔౣฆತ౨ං:-
..... A settled position in law that whether Statute provided for a period of limitation,
provisions of the Statute must be invoked within a reasonable time.
9. ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದ 5(1) ඡ ಪಕರಣದย ಜ෦ೕನඝ౬ ಂൽฆಜโದ౽ౙಜ
ಅ೧ბಯඝ౬ ಸยಸฤ ಅಥ฿ ಸౘಮ ඩඌ౽ค ಸ౷ දೕคತ฿ಜ ಪಕರಣವඝ౬
ർಖยಆಳฤ
෴โඃ
౽ಲ෦ൟ
ಇฆโൽಲ.
ಸౘಮ
ඩඌ౽คಗำ
ಅඌඛಯಮದ ಪ෨ಖ ಉං౪ೕಶಃౙ ವൟคಕ౨฿ಜ ಃಲโ ಪಕರಣಗಳย ನ ಸ่ೕბಚ
ක෴ಲಯದ ಆඃಶವඝ౬ ಉวೕ ಪಕರಣಗಳඝ౬ ಇತಥბಪലൟ౨ฆโದඝ౬
ಸ౽ბರโ ಗಮඛฆತ౨ං.
10. ಅಲං, ನ ಸ่ೕბಚ ක෴ಲಯದ ಆඃಶಃౙ ීඌඈ ದยತ
ಘಟචಗำ,
ಸ౽ბರದ
ත฿ბඝಮൟಲං
ವಛბವൕ
ലฆ๋ಥ ಜ෦ೕඝಗಳඝ౬ ಂൽฆಜಸฤ ಅಥ฿ ಸౘಮ ඩඌ౽ค ಸ౷
දೕคತ฿ಜ ಪಕರಣವඝ౬ ർಖยಸฤ ෴โඃ ౽ಲ෦ൟ ಇರತಕౙದ౪ಲๅಂಬ คೕൟಯย
ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮಃౙ ൟൿ౪ಪല ഴ๋ ಆೕคฆ൞౨ฉ.
11. 2023-24ඡ ยನ ಆಯವಯ ූಷಣದ ಉലಃ 313ರย ಅඝತ ೦ൟಗำ
ಮൡ౨
ಅඝತ
්ಡಕഖౣಗಳ
ේ
೪ฃൟർರคಡ
ಜ෦ೕನඝ౬
ಂಪഷದ౽ౙಜ
ಅඪೕಲඝ౬/ಅ೧ბಯඝ౬
ಸยಸฤ
ಅඝ฿ಞ๋
ಕකბಟಕ
ಅඝತ ೦ൟಗಳ ಮൡ౨ ಅඝತ ්ಡಕഖౣಗಳ (ಃಲโ ේ෦ಗಳ ವಛბವൕಯ
ඛಧ) ಅඌඛಯಮ, 1978ಃౙ ಅඌඛಯಮದย ౽ಲ෦ൟಯඝ౬ ඛಯ෦ವ ෩ಲಕ
ಕ౨ ൟൿ౪ಪലಗಳඝ౬ ಡมಞโංಂൿ ಳೕಸมಜං.
12. ನ ಸ่ೕბಚ ක෴ಲಯโ ಅඩಯಪഔౣฆ๋ ಟ 2023-24ඡ
ยನ ಆಯವಯ ූಷಣದย ಳೕฆ๋ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඝತ ೦ൟಗಳ ಮൡ౨
5
ಅඝತ ්ಡಕഖౣಗಳ (ಃಲโ ේ෦ಗಳ ವಛბವൕಯ ඛಧ) ಅඌඛಯಮ, 1978
(1979ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ . 2) ඝ౬ ൟൿ౪ಪല ಡฤ ಪ౨เං.
ಆದ౪คಂದ ಈ เඒಯಕ.
ಆ൮ბಕ ೦ౢಪನ ಪತ
ಪ౨เತ ๎ಸකತಕ ಕಮโ ෴โඃ ກನ ๅಚವඝ౬ ಒಳತಂലฆโൽಲ.
ಂಷ౧ ෞชದಡ
ಉർಯ ൟ
JA.PÉ. «±Á¯ÁQë
PÁAiÀÄðzÀ²ð
PÀ£ÁðlPÀ «zsÁ£À¸À¨sÉ
ಅඝීಧ
ಕකბಟಕ ಅඝತ ೦ൟಗಳ ಮൡ౨ ಅඝತ ්ಡಕഖౣಗಳ (ಃಲโ ේ෦ಗಳ
ವಛბವൕಯ ඛಧ) ಅඌඛಯಮ, 1978 (1979ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ . 2) ರ
ಉದ౫ೃತ ූಗ
X X XX XX
5.
೪ฃದ
ේ෦ಗಳ
ඬನವბಶ
ಮൡ౨
තವბ౩ൟ
ඩඪ౨.-
(1) ൞ಸ౾౨ಳ ෴ವඡವ౾౨ ಆಟౣ ಅ೧ბಯ ಅಥ฿ ෴ವඡ ವ౾౨ ಆಟౣ
ยತ ൟಯ ෬ว ಅಥ฿൞කಜ ಮൡ౨ ൞ඝ ಅವಶๅಂൿ ූเ๋ತ
เೈರൕಯඝ౬ ലದ ಅඦತರ ೪ฃದ ෴โඃ ේ෦ಯ ವಛბವൕ 4ඡ
ಪಕರಣದ (1)ඡ ಉಪಪಕರಣದ ෬ฉಡ ಅಂತ ಮൡ౨ ๒ನ฿ಜංಂൿ ಅౣಂഡ
ಕ෦ೕಷನคಡ ಮನದഓౣದย ಅವඝ,-
(ಎ)
ේ෦ಯ
౷ඌೕನಯඝ౬
ຄಂൽฆವ
ಎಲ
ವ౾౨ಗಳඝ౬
ඛಯ෦ಸಬർඈಥ
คೕൟಯย
ຄರലದ
ಆඦತರ
ಅಂಥ
ේ෦ಯ
౷ඌೕನಯඝ౬ ಆඃಶದ ෩ಲಕ ಡൿಆಳಬൿ:
ಪฏൡ, ತನ౬ ಅಹ฿ಲඝ౬ ຂัಆಳฤ ඌತ ವ౾౨ಡ ಕ౨ ಅವ౽ಶವඝ౬
ಆಟౣ ຄರൡ, ಅಂಥ ෴โඃ ಆඃಶವඞ౬ ಡತಕౙದ౪ಲ;
() ෩ಲ൫ ೪ฃൟ ಪഷದವඛಡ ಅಥ฿ ಅವನ ౽ඞඝ ಸಮತ
฿ರർರඛಡ ಅಂಥ ේ෦ಯඝ౬ ฿ಪ౺ ಆಡಬൿ. ಡ ೪ฃൟ
ಪഷದವඛಡ ಅಥ฿ ౽ඞඝ ಸಮತ ฿ರർರඛಡ ේ෦ಯඝ౬ ฿ಪ౺ ಆഴโൿ
ಕ౨฿ಜ ౽ಯბ ಧ฿ಗൽದ౪ย, ಅಂಥ ේ෦, ಎಲ ಋಣූರಗัಂದ
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෨ಕ౨฿ಜ ಸ౽ბರದย ඛತ฿ಜฆโർಜ ූเಸತಕౙൿ౪. ේ෦ಯ ೪ฃൟಡ
ීඌದ ඛಯಮಗัಗඝರ฿ಜ ಅඝತ ೦ൟಗัಡ ಅಥ฿ ಅඝತ
්ಡಕഖౣಗัಡ คದ ෴ವඡ ವ౾౨ಡ ಅಂಥ ේ෦ಯඝ౬ ಸ౽ბರโ ೪ฆ
ಡಬൿ.
(1ಎ) (1)ඡ ಉಪಪಕರಣದย ಉวೕಸมದ เೈರൕಯ ತฆ฿ಯ, ಅౣಂഡ
ಕ෦ೕಷನฆ
෴โඃ
೪ฃದ
ේ෦ಯ
ವಛბವൕ
ಅಂತ
ಮൡ౨
๒ನ฿ಜಲๅಂൿ ಮನದഓౣದย, ತದඝರ฿ಜ ಆඃಶ ಡತಕౙൿ౪.
(2)
(1)ඡ
ಉಪಪಕರಣದ
෬ฉಡ
ಡมದ
෴โඃ
ಆඃಶโ
ಅಂൟಮ฿ൿർ౪ಜರತಕౙൿ౪ ಮൡ౨ ಅದඝ౬ ෴โඃ ౽ඞඝ ක෴ಲಯದย
ಪ๏౬ಸತಕౙದ౪ಲ ಮൡ౨ ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದ ෩ಲಕ ಅಥ฿ ෬ฉಡ ಪದತ౨฿ದ ෴โඃ
ಅඌ౽ರಕౙඝರ฿ಜ ಅౣಂഡ ಕ෦ೕಷನฆ ಅತಂಡ ಅಥ฿ ಅತಳยฆವ ෴โඃ
ವವಹರൕಯ
ීಧ฿ಜ
෴ವ
ක෴ಲಯใ
ඛಬბಂಧ౽೬ౢಯඝ౬
ಡತಕౙದ౪ಲ.
(3) ಈ ಪಕರಣದ ಉං౪ೕಶಗัಛಜ ೪ฃದ ෴โඃ ේ෦ ෩ಲ൫
೪ฃൟ ಪഷದವನ ಅಥ฿ ಅವನ ౽ඞඝ ಸಮತ ฿ರർರನ ຄರൡ, ಇತರ
ವ౾౨ಯ ౷ඌೕನದยದ౪ย, 4ඡ ಪಕರಣದ (1)ඡ ಉಪಪಕರಣದ ಉಪීಧಗಳ ෬ฉಡ
ಅಂತ ಮൡ౨ ๒ನ฿ಜฆವ ವಛბವൕಯ ෩ಲಕ ಅಂಥ ವ౾౨ ේ෦ಯඝ౬
ಆ೧ბർ౪චಂൿ ತൽ౷ฆದ౫฿ಜ ฆ೩฿൞ಞವವฉಡ, තವბූವච ಡತಕౙൿ౪.
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KARNATAKA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
SIXTEENTH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FIRST SESSION
(Adjourned Meeting)
THE KARNATAKA SCHEDULED CASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES (PROHIBITION
OF TRANSFER OF CERTAIN LANDS) (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2023
(LA Bill No. 15 of 2023)
A Bill further to amend the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled
Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978.
Whereas it is expedient to amend the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and
Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978 (Karnataka
Act No.2 of 1979), for the purposes hereinafter appearing;
Be it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the Seventy fourth year
of Republic of India as follows:-
1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the
Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of
Certain Lands) (Amendment) Act, 2023.
(2) It shall come into force at once.
2. Amendment of section 5.- In the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and
Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978 (Karnataka
Act No.2 of 1979), in section 5, in sub-section (1), after clause (b), the following
clauses shall be inserted and shall always deemed to have been inserted, namely:-
"(c) notwithstanding anything contained in any law, there shall be no
limitation of time or reasonable time to invoke the provisions of this
Act.
(d) the provisions of clause (c) shall apply to all cases pending before all
the competent authorities and all Courts of Law adjudicating the
cases under this section."
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STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS
1. The non-alienation clause contained in the Land Grant rules and the
provision for cancellation of grants where the land is alienated in contravention are
found not sufficient to help the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes grantees
in the State whose ignorance and poverty have been exploited by persons belonging
to the affluent and powerful sections to obtain sales or mortgages either for a
nominal consideration or for no consideration at all and they have become the
victims of circumstances. The Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
(Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978 has been enacted to fulfill the
purposes of the grant, the land even if it has been alienated, should be restored to
the original grantee or his heirs. This Act came into force from 01.01.1979.
2. As per Section 3(b) of this Act "granted land" means any land granted by
the Government to a person belonging to any of the Scheduled Castes or the
Scheduled Tribes and includes land allotted or granted to such person under the
relevant law for the time being force relating to agrarian reforms or land ceilings or
abolition of inams, other than that relating to hereditary offices or rights and the
word "granted" shall be construed accordingly.
3. As per section 3 (e) of this Act "transfer" means a sale, gift, exchange,
mortgage (with or without possession), lease or any other transaction not being a
partition among members of a family or a testamentary disposition and includes
the creation of a charge or an agreement to sell, exchange, mortgage or lease or
enter into any other transaction.
4. Section 4 (2) of this Act states that, No person shall, after the
commencement of this Act, transfer or acquire by transfer any granted land without
the previous permission of the Government.
5. The provision of Section 5(1)(a) of the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and
Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978 states that
Granted lands of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes which are transferred
without prior permission shall be resumed to Government. After resuming such
lands Assistant Commissioner shall restore those lands to original grantee / legal
heirs as per the provision of section 5(1)(b) of this Act. A person aggrieved may
prefer an appeal as per the provision in section 5(A) of this Act.
6. Section 11 of this Act states that the provisions of this Act shall have
effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other law
for the time being in force or any custom, usage or contract or any decree or order
of a court, tribunal or other authority.
7. The Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in Civil Appeal No. 1390/2009 dated
26.10.2017 has pointed that the application for restoration of the land under
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section 5 of the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of
Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978 was made by the applicant after 25 years from
the Act came into force and this Act does not prescribe any period within which
such application can be made, hence case was allowed in favour of purchaser.
8. Further, Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in Civil Appeal No. 1390/2009,
dated 26.10.2017 has observed in its order which is as follows:-
.... A settled position in law that whether Statute provided for a period of
limitation, provisions of the Statute must be invoked within a reasonable
time.
9. In section 5(1) of this Act, there is no time limit for applying for restoration
of land or to register suo moto case by the competent authority. The Government
has noticed that the Competent Authorities have been disposing few of the cases
against the main objective of the Act by referring the Judgment of the Hon'ble
Supreme Court.
10. Further, with respect to the Hon'ble Supreme Court's order Dalit
organizations have requested the Government to amend this Act in such a way that
there should not be time limit to restore such lands which have been transferred
without the prior permission of the Government or to register suo moto case by the
competent authority.
11. It is announced in Para 313 of Budget Speech 2023-24 that "In order to
enable SC/ST land grantees to appeal for restoration of land, suitable amendments
will be made to the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition
of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978 by prescribing timeline in the Act itself.
12. Hence, it is proposed to amend the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and
Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978 (Karnataka
Act 2 of 1979) as per the observations made by Hon'ble Supreme Court and the
announcement in Budget Speech-2023-24.
Hence, the Bill.
FINANCIAL MEMORANDUM
There is no extra expenditure involved in the proposed legislative
measure.
KRISHNA BYREGOWDA
Minister for Revenue
M.K. VISHALAKSHI
Secretary
Karnataka Legislative Assembly
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ANNEXURE
EXTRACT OF THE KARNATAKA SCHEDULED CASTES AND SCHEDULED
TRIBES (PROHIBITION OF TRANSFER OF CERTAIN LANDS) ACT, 1978
(KARNATAKA ACT NO.2 OF 1979)
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5. Resumption and restitution of granted lands.- (1) Where, on application
by any interested person or on information given in writing by any person or suo-
motu, and after such enquiry as he deems necessary, the Assistant Commissioner
is satisfied that the transfer of any granted land is null and void under sub-section
(1) of section 4, he may,-
(a) by order take possession of such land after evicting all persons in
possession thereof in such manner as may be prescribed:
(b)
Provided that no such order shall be made except after giving the person
affected a reasonable opportunity of being heard;
(b) restore such land to the original grantee or his legal heir. Where it is not
reasonably practicable to restore the land to such grantee or legal heir; such land
shall be deemed to have vested in the Government free form all encumbrances. The
Government may grant such land to a person belonging to any of the Scheduled
Castes or Scheduled Tribes in accordance with the rules relating to grant of land.
(1A) After an enquiry referred to in sub-section (1) the Assistant
Commissioner may, if he is satisfied that transfer of any granted land is not null
and void pass an order accordingly.
(2) Subject to the orders of the Deputy Commissioner under section 5A, any
order passed under sub-section (1) and (1A) shall be final and shall not be
questioned in any court of law and no injunction shall be granted by any court in
respect of any proceeding taken or about to be taken by the Assistant
Commissioner in pursuance of any power conferred by or under this Act.
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(3) For the purposes of this section, where any granted land is in the
possession of a person, other then the original grantee or his legal heir, it shall be
presumed, until the contrary is proved, that such person has acquired the land by
a transfer which is null and void under the provisions of sub-section (1) of
section 4.
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