LEGAL ISSUE: Interpretation of “Shamlat Deh” land and rights of displaced persons CASE TYPE: Land Law, Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961 Case Name: Dalip Ram vs. The State of Punjab & Ors. Judgment Date: January 2, 2025 Date of the Judgment: January 2, 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 12 Judges: C.T. Ravikumar, J., Rajesh […]
Supreme Court clarifies rights of ‘bhondedar’ over shamlatdeh land in Lajja Ram vs. Rati Chand (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a ‘bhondedar’ has ownership rights over shamlatdeh land. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Land Rights Case Name: Lajja Ram & Ors. vs. Rati Chand & Ors. Judgment Date: 9 November 2023 Date of the Judgment: 9
Supreme Court Upholds Haryana Amendments on Village Common Lands: State of Haryana v. Jai Singh (2022) Date of the Judgment: April 7, 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 371 Judges: Hemant Gupta, J. and V. Ramasubramanian, J. Can amendments to land laws retroactively change the definition of village common lands? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed
Supreme Court Clarifies Shamilat Deh Land Definition in Haryana: Patram vs. Gram Panchayat Katwar (2020) Date of the Judgment: March 4, 2020 Citation: 2020 INSC 217 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J. and Deepak Gupta, J. Can land traditionally held by a family within a village, but not used for common village purposes, be classified as
