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What was the decision of the Supreme Court in Samatha v. State of Andhra Pradesh, (1997) Suppl (2) SCR…

In Samatha v. State of Andhra Pradesh (1997) the Supreme Court held that tribal land in a Scheduled Area "Cannot be transferred to non-tribals as it violates constitutional…

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What was the decision of the Supreme Court in Samatha v. State of Andhra Pradesh, (1997) Suppl (2) SCR 305, where the impugned question was whether land in scheduled area could be transferred to a non-tribal in view of the provisions of Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Area Land Transfer Regulation (I of 1959) as amended by Regulation II of 1970 and the Mining Act (67 of 1957)?

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In Samatha v. State of Andhra Pradesh (1997) the Supreme Court held that tribal land in a Scheduled Area "Cannot be transferred to non-tribals as it violates constitutional guarantee under 5th Schedule of the Constitution", so it cannot be leased or transferred to non-tribals or private persons for mining.

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