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State of Uttarakhand and Anr. v. Ravi Kumar (deceased) through Lrs and Others

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Reported as [2023] 10 S.C.R. 936
Bench Surya Kant and J. K. Maheshwari JJ.
Decided 18 May 2023

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Before parting, we must also point out that initially the 1939 Act was not applicable to the Suit Land as the concerned area where it is situated was excluded from the purview of the 1939 Act, as it was specifically included in the First Schedule.

Judgment, page 39

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Tenancy laws: Title claim – On facts, land leased out to one in 1924 for thirty years under the 1895 Act, who so ld it to predecessor-in-interest of the respondents vide sale deed of 1947 and thereafter the land was recorded in his name and on his deat h his successor, and they are continuously recorded as Bhumidhar of the said land – Different set of legal proceedings which procee ded in parallel – Issues pertaining to sale of ownershi p rights or leasehold rights to the respondents; status of the respond ents under the applicable tenancy law and if the status entitl ed them for ownership of

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