Archive · 12 Dec 2025
SC Settles 135-Year-Old Land Dispute
The Supreme Court has settled a very old land dispute that started in 1894.
Two sisters, Savakka Sullada and Jakkavva, had been fighting to get back their ancestral land in Hubballi, North Karnataka.
The land was leased to a company and then to the family of Law Minister H.K. Patil.
The sisters said the Patil family had been holding the land illegally for many years.
The Supreme Court ruled that the land belongs to the sisters.
The sisters are happy that justice has been done after more than a century.
This decision is important because it shows that legal ownership can be protected even against powerful families.
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of sisters Savakka Sullada and Jakkavva in a 135-year-old land dispute.
The dispute involved 15 gunta of land near Pinto Circle in Hubballi, North Karnataka.
The sisters alleged that the family of Law Minister H.K. Patil had encroached upon their ancestral property.
The land was initially leased in 1894 and later acquired by the Patil family in 1964.
The Supreme Court's ruling upheld the sisters' claim, restoring their ancestral land.
- Who
- Sisters Savakka Sullada and Jakkavva vs. Law Minister H.K. Patil's family
- What
- Supreme Court ruling in favor of the sisters in a 135-year-old land dispute
- When
- December 9, 2024
- Where
- Near Pinto Circle, Hubballi, North Karnataka
- Why
- To restore ancestral property encroached upon by the Patil family
- Parties Involved
- Sisters Savakka Sullada and Jakkavva vs. Law Minister H.K. Patil's family
- Land Dispute Duration
- 135 years
- Land Location
- Near Pinto Circle, Hubballi, North Karnataka
- Land Size
- 15 gunta
- Initial Lease Year
- 1894
- Supreme Court Ruling Date
- December 9, 2024
- Key Legal Argument
- Encroachment on ancestral property
