Supreme Court of India
Patram v. Gram Panchayat Katwar & Ors.
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In view of the above, we have no hesitation in holding that the land cannot be described as ‘ Shamilat Deh ’ and, therefore, would not vest in the village proprietary body.
Judgment, page 10
From the headnote
Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961 – ss.2(g)(3) and 2(g)(5)(v) – Whether the word ‘shamil at’ has to be read with taraf, patti, pannas, and tholas or only with taraf in sub- clause (v) of clause (5) of s.2(g) – Held: The definition o f ‘shamilat deh’ in s.2(g) of the Act includes all lands described a s ‘shamilat deh’ or charand excluding abadi land – In clause (3 ) of s.2(g), there is a comma after the word ‘shamilat’ whereas such comma is missing in sub-clause (v) of clause (5) of s.2(g) – Ther e seems to be an error rather than a deliberate non-use of the comma – This is
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