In Brief
The appellants, successors-in-title to K.G. Yellappa Reddy, filed a civil suit claiming ownership of suit land and seeking a permanent injunction against the respondent (Karnataka Milk Federation). The High Court upheld the rejection of their claim after admitting additional evidence showing the land was lawfully acquired by the State in 1941 under the Land Acquisition Act. The Supreme Court upheld the dismissal, holding that once land is acquired by the State through proper legal procedures, the original owner and all successors lose all rights to it. The only available remedies are to challenge the validity of acquisition or claim compensation—not to file a civil suit for ownership years later.
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