Supreme Court of India

Chattar Singh & Ors v. Madho Singh & Ors.

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Reported as [2019] 3 S.C.R. 436
Bench Arun Mishra and Navin Sinha JJ.
Decided 6 February 2019

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For the aforesaid reasons, we find absolutely no ground to interfere with the impugned judgment of the High Court.

Judgment, page 10

From the headnote

Madhya Bharat Zamindari Abolition Act, 1951 – s.4(1)(a), 4(2) and 5(f) – Father of defendant nos.2 & 3 claimed that the land in question be granted to him as it was r ecorded in his name befor e the abolition of Zamindari Rights – Plaintiffs filed suit inter alia for declaration pleading that the suit land was r ecorded as ‘Charnoi’ i.e. common land used for grazing cattle by the villagers and it was illegally given to the defendants – T rial Cour t decr eed the suit – Appellate Cour t reversed the same holding that it was a gr ove and saved from the vesting u/s.5(f) – High Cour t reversing

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