With the increasing population on earth, the human need for land is also increasing. However, it becomes a big problem when the increase in land is not directly proportional to the increase in the population on earth. The increasingly limited availability of land makes the value of land higher and causes many conflicts in the land sector, including those related to land rights. Land control will be a problem when land registration is carried out and the Land Owner does not have any written legal basis. However, the fact that the person concerned has controlled and cultivated the land is the only evidence that is owned. The purpose of this study is to analyze how the Law regulates land control for public interest with a case study that occurred in Tigabinanga Village, Karo Regency (MA Decision No. 5054 K / Pdt / 2022). This study uses two types of research, namely normative legal research and case study research and is descriptive. The theory in this study uses the Theory of Justice and the Theory of Legal Certainty. From the research results, it was concluded that when the Applicant cannot show the legal basis with authentic evidence, then Physical Control of the land requested for more than 20 (twenty) years continuously as evidenced by a Physical Control Certificate issued by the Village Head/Lurah becomes a consideration in the Land Registration process, this is as regulated in the provisions of Article 24 paragraph (2) of Government Regulation Number 24 of 1997 concerning Land Registration.