Supreme Court of India

Estates Development Ltd. v. Union of India & Ors.

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Reported as [1970] 2 S.C.R. 534
Bench J.C. Shah J.
Decided 22 September 1969

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the appeal should be allowed and the judgment of the Division Bench dated October 26, 1965 in Letters Patent Appeal should be reversed and the judgment of Shamshar Bahadur, J., dated November 28, 1963 quashing the order of the Chief Settlement Commissioner dated February 27, 1961 should be restorr:d.

Judgment, page 4

From the headnote

and purchase of land as its substantial business. By a sale deed executed on November 24, 1944 the company purchased 646 kama!s, 9 marlas of land from Harjit Singh for a sum of Rs. 32,326/-. The land was located in village Monanpura of District Sheikupura, now in West Pakistan. Out of the considera­ tion for the sale, a sum of Rs. 9,000/- was left with the company for payment to the previous mortgagees and the balance of the money was paid to Harjit Singh before the Sub-Registrar at the time of registration. On the basis of the registered sale deed the company was allotted 27 standard acres

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