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The Karnataka Government Educational Institution Lands (Protection and Regularisation) Bill, 2026 seeks to address this challenge by,- (a) providing for deemed vesting of lands where a Government educational institution has functioned continuously and without objection for not less than twelve years; (b) barring stale claims or legal proceedings against such lands beyond a twelve-year period of undisputed use; (c) recognising long-standing public use of lands given without formal documentation for educational purposes; (d) empowering the State to issue Vesting Certificates, maintain an official land register alongside establish a grievance redressal and appellate mechanism; (e) co-ordinating with relevant departments, including those administering forest, wakf, tribal and religious institution lands, to ensure lawful regularisation and protection of Government educational institution lands.