Government of AP v. Thammadi Narayanappa

Rule established

Transfer of land by a tribal to a non-tribal in a Scheduled Area is void ab initio under the AP Scheduled Areas Land Transfer Regulation, 1959 (Regulation 1 of 1959). The tribal is entitled to restoration of land regardless of the period elapsed or the non-tribal's development of the land. The Regulation is a protective legislation and must be given liberal construction.