Supreme Court of India

Patram v. Gram Panchayat Katwar & Ors.

Neutral citation
Reported as [2020] 3 S.C.R. 1196
Bench L. Nageswara Rao and Deepak Gupta JJ.
Decided 4 March 2020

INSC stands for INDIAN SUPREME COURT. A neutral citation scheme assigned by the Court itself, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter. INSC is the neutral citation scheme assigned by the Supreme Court, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter.

What the Court ordered

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

Sign in free to read it

  • The full judgment, page by page, as published in the Supreme Court Reports
  • The ratio: what the Court held, verbatim, with the page it sits on
  • Every bench that relied on it, and every bench that argued against it
  • Search every reported judgment, by party, citation or question
  • Download the PDF, copy pinpoint citations ready for a filing
Sign in to read - for free

An email address, no password.