Supreme Court of India

Maharaj Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Others

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Reported as [1977] 1 S.C.R. 1072

Decided 2 November 1976

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the State has title to sustain he acion in ejectment.

Judgment, page 11

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2012 Ravi Yashwant v. District Collector, Raigad and Ors. relied on
2011 The National Textile Corporation Ltd. v. Nareshkumar Badrikumar Jagad & Ors. relied on
2025 M/s A.P. Electrical Equipment Corporation v. The Tahsildar & Ors. Etc. referred to
2024 Lucknow Nagar Nigam & Others v. Kohli Brothers Colour Lab. Pvt. Ltd. & Others referred to
2023 Vivek Narayan Sharma v. Union of India referred to
2022 State of Karnataka & Anr. Etc. v. State of Meghalaya & Anr. Etc. referred to
2015 Yogendra Kumar Jaiswal Etc. v. State of Bihar & Ors. referred to
2013 State of U.P. v. Hari Ram referred to

Of those, 2 relied on · 6 referred to

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