Section 79A and 79B

Also known as: 79a 79b, karnataka land reforms section 79

Sections 79A and 79B of the Karnataka Land Reforms Act historically barred non-agriculturists and non-agricultural entities from acquiring farmland in Karnataka, and were repealed by amendment in 2020.

While in force, 79A capped acquisition by reference to non-agricultural income and 79B barred acquisition by companies and other non-agriculturist entities, with acquisitions in breach liable to be declared void and the land vested in the state. The 2020 amendment removed both prospectively. The date of the transaction therefore decides which law applies, and an acquisition made while the sections were in force is still governed by them.

What it does not prove

The 2020 repeal does not retrospectively validate an acquisition that breached the sections while they were in force.

Applies in

Karnataka