Supreme Court of India

Piara Singh v. State of Punjab and Ors.

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Reported as [2000] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 464
Bench A.P. Misra and M.B. Shah JJ.
Decided 10 July 2000

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What the Court ordered

In view of the aforesaid discussion, the impugned order passed by the G High Court dismissing the writ petition, filed by the appellant, in limine is set aside.

Judgment, page 9

From the headnote

Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Act, 1954: Sections 25(2) and 33. Power-Exercise of_:._Land sold to auction-purchaser who did not raise any objection regarding area of land-There was no clerical or arithmetical mistake-However, after 23 years auction-purchaser applied for fresh corrigendum for including land which was in possession of a tenant-Tehsi/dar rejected the said application which was allowed in appeal-Tenant's appeal challenging the corrigendum under S.33 dismissed by Financ/al Commissioner-Correctness of-Held; The order issuing the corrigendum is grossly

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