Landmark case · Land Laws · Semester 4
Samatha v. State of Andhra Pradesh
AIR 1997 SC 3297 · Supreme Court of India
Mining leases to non-tribals in Scheduled Areas of Andhra Pradesh were held void under the land-transfer regulations.
From topic
Fifth Schedule, PESA and prohibition of tribal land alienation — Unit IV, Land Laws.
Related sections:
- Constitution of India, 244 — Administration of Scheduled Areas and Tribal Areas
- Constitution of India, Fifth Schedule — Law applicable to Scheduled Areas
- Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996, 4 — Exceptions and modifications to Part IX