Supreme Court of India

Ajit Singh v. State of Punjab & Anr

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Reported as [1967] 2 S.C.R. 143
Bench K. Subba Rao J.
Decided 2 December 1966

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What the Court ordered

In the result the appeal fails and is dismissed, but there would be no o.rder as to costs.

Judgment, page 11

From the headnote

The Consolidation Officer haU no authority to act as such before he was ap­ poin:ed and what he did, ·purporting to act as such officer, had no bind­ ing effect on the ownecs. Further, the State Government could not appoint him and clothe him with authority re:rospectively. But, as the appellant was guilty of Jaches and no manifest injustice was done to him~ the High Court was right in rejec·ing the contention. [147 - ] (Per Hidayatullah and Shela!, JJ.) : > the petition w.- filed more lhan three years after the compJet:on of the repartition of holding5. the. contention should not be

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