Supreme Court of India

Shri Kasturchand and Anr. v. Shri Harbilash and Ors.

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Reported as [2000] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 293
Bench Syed Shah Mohammed Quadri and S.N. Phukan JJ.
Decided 14 September 2000

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the judgment and decree of the High Court under appeal cannot be sustained.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

Madhya Bharat Zamindari Abolition Act, 1951 : S.4(2)-Khud-kasht land-Proprietors of land filing suit for recovery of possession stating that they were recorded in Samvat years 2006, 2007 and 2008 in possession before the date of vesting i.e. 2.10.1951 (Samvat year 2008)-In 2008 defendant got their names struck off and entered his name with connivance of Patwari-Defendant claiming to be in possession as heir of sub-tenant and on the date of vesting he was in possession-Plaintiffs claim dismissed by all the courts below-Held, for purposes of s.4(2) what is relevant and material is the entries

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