Supreme Court of India

Raja Rajinder Chand v. Sukhi

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Reported as [1956] 1 S.C.R. 889
Bench Sudhi Ranjan Das J.
Decided 23 October 1956

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the appellant has failed to establish his claim to the pine trees, and the decision of the High Court is correct.

Judgment, page 27

From the headnote

Right to Royal trees-Conquest of territory-Grant of Jagir by conqueror-Title to trees within Jagir-Rights of the Jagirdar­ Grant-Oonstruction-Entries in Wajib·ul-arz-Scope and legal effect-Ala malik and Adna malik, Meaning of-Punjab Land-Revenue Act, 188'1 (Piinjab XVII of 188'1 ), ss. 31, 1'4. The appellant as the proprietor of N ada.un Jagir sued to estab­ lish his title to chil (pine) trees standing on lands within the J agir but belonging to the respondents, on the ground that the trees be­ longed to him as ala malik (superior landlord) and not to the res­ pondents who were only adna

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