Supreme Court of India

Hoshnak Singh v. Union of India & Ors.

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Reported as [1979] 3 S.C.R. 399
Bench P. N. Shinghal and D. A. Desai JJ.
Decided 27 February 1979

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Displaced Persons (Compensation & Rehabilitation) Act, 1954-Ss. 10' & 12-Scope of. Res judicata-Principles analogous to res judicata when could be invoked. part of the land allotted to the appellant on quasi-permanent basis as a displaced person from West Pakistan was acquired by the Government. Wben the question of payment of compensation in respect of the land acquired w:.1s pending, the Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Act, 1954 was passed which enabled holders of quasi-pe.rmanency rights to obtain pernta- nent settlement pursuant to which permanent settlement in respect

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