Q. Under which Schedule of the Constitution of India can the transfer of tribal land to private parties for mining be declared null and void?
Answer: B
Notes:
Exp) Option b is the correct answer.
Under the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution of India, the Governor of a State can make regulations that prohibits or restricts transfer of land by Schedule Tribes to the other parties. In Samatha vs. State of Andhra Pradesh (1997), the Supreme Court declared that the transfer of tribal land to private parties for mining was null and void under the Fifth Schedule.
