Supreme Court of India

Sultan Singh (dead) Thru. Lrs. v. The Financial Commissioner Govt. of Nct of Delhi

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Bench S.V.N. Bhatti and N.V. Anjaria JJ.
Decided 9 October 2026

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What the Court ordered

For the above reasons and discussion, we see no reason to interfere with the Impugned Judgment.

Judgment, page 28

From the headnote

in the Civil Appeal is the interpretation of Section 51(2) of the Act, 1954, and the applicable law governing succession to Bhumidhar rights upon the death of a Hindu widow, mother, daughter, etc. 18. The impugned Judgment has examined the circumstances in Bajaya (supra) and the ratio laid down there for sustaining mutation in favour of Respondent Nos. 2 and 3. For continuity, let us first refer to Bajaya (supra), a case arising under the MPLRC, 1954.…

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