Supreme Court of India

Ram Balak Singh v. State of Bihar and Anr.

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Reported as [2024] 6 S.C.R. 1
Bench Pankaj Mithal and Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale JJ.
Decided 1 May 2024

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above, when the rights of the plaintiff-appellant have been determined and recognised by the consolidation authorities, the order of the Consolidation Officer to that effect in favour of the plaintiff-appellant could not have been ignored by the Civil Court.

Judgment, page 8

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration In view of the bar imposed u/s. 37 of the Bihar Consolidation of Upholdings and Prevention of Fragmentation Act, 1956, the order of the Consolidation Authority confirming the title of the appellant over the suit land and directing for recording his name in the record of rights, liable to be reversed or ignored by the Civil Court. Headnotes Bihar Consolidation of Upholdings and Prevention of Fragmentation Act, 1956 – s. 37 – Bar of jurisdiction of Civil Court – Order of the Consolidation Authority confirming the title of the appellant over the suit land, liable to be

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