GROW MORE FOOD SCHEME LAND GRANT DOES NOT ATTRACT KPTCL PROVISIONS

Smt. Hambamma vs State Of Karnataka And Others AIR 1998 Kant 91, ILR 1999 KAR 261, 1998 (3) KarLJ 688 The erstwhile Government of Mysore introduced a Scheme, with the intention of improving the food production in the State issued an order dated 11-4-1942 (clarified by Act 13 of 1978) authorising the Deputy Commissioner to grant uncultivated land, to persons who are agriculturists, for a temporary period of not less than three years with option to purchase the same at reasonable upset price which will not exceed more than the amount prescribed therein. Thus number of persons, irrespective of the caste and creed were granted lease and in most of the cases their successors are in possession of such lands.