Supreme Court of India

Siri Ram Batra and Ors. v. Financial Commissioner, Delhi and Ors.

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Reported as [2004] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 470
Bench Shivaraj V. Patil and B.N. Srikrishna JJ.
Decided 17 September 2004

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East Punjab Holding (Consolidation & Prevention of Fragmentation) Act, 1948-Section 36-Proviso to Amended scheme of Consolidation­ Benefit of Beshi Phirni Old bhumidars-Held, bhumidars not having interest in land at the time of amendment, not entitled to benefit of scheme. Interpretation of Statutes- statute has to be read and understood meaningfully and purposefully in the context of the object or purpose it seeks to achieve. The land of Respondent No. 4 was included in the phirni (Laldora) when the original Scheme of consolidation was brought into force in the year 1987. As per the Scheme

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