Supreme Court of India

Ajmer Kaur v. State of Punjab and Ors.

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Reported as [2004] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 601
Bench Brijesh Kumar and Arun Kumar JJ.
Decided 7 May 2004

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the application for re-determination filed by Daya Singh under sub-section (5) of Section II of the Act on 21st June, 1985 was liable to be dismissed on the ground of inordinate delay and the Collector was B wrong in re-opening the issue declaring the land as not surplus in the hands of Daya Singh and Kartar Kaur.

Judgment, page 10

From the headnote

Punjab Land Reforms act, 1972; Sections 3(4) and IJ(5) & (7): Filing of return regarding land holding by husband and wife­ Collector ordered certain land as surplus-Application for re-determination filed by the applicant almost 5 years after the death of his wife-Collector held that applicant was not holding any surplus land-On Review, reversed by the Collector-Revision/Review petitions/writ petition filed by the daughter of the applicant after the death of her father-Dismissed by the revenue authorities and the High Court-On appeal, Held: Application for re-determination ought to have been

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