Kumki lands, the district of Sough Kanara had peculiar land tenures. Wargas formed prior to 1886 are termed as 'kadim warg' lands and the Govern-ment-owned waste lands within 100 yards of such wages, are called 'kumki lands'. Owners of the 'warg' lands enjoy certain privileges in respect of 'kumki' lands. Such privileges include the use of 'kumki' lands for grazing cattle, cutting and coll-ecting leaves, timber and other forest produce for agricultural and domestic purposes of the kumki-dar, State of Mysore v. K. Chandrasekhara Adiga, AIR 1976 SC 853 (854): (1976) 2 SCC 495.
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