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CORRECTED

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CIVIL APPEAL NOS.1077-1078 OF 2012

DARSHNA KUMARI @ DARSHAN KAUR & ORS. APPELLANT(S)

VERSUS

SOHAN SINGH & ORS. ETC. RESPONDENT(S)

WITH

C.A. NOS.1045-1046/2012

O R D E R

The Civil Appeal Nos.1077-1078/2012 preferred by the

plaintiffs are directed against the judgment and decree passed

by the High Court dated 19.12.2007 whereby the High Court

dismissed the suit of the plaintiffs – appellants seeking

declaration of ownership on the ground that the mortgage has not

been redeemed within a period of 20 years in terms of the decree

confirmed by the Lahore High Court vide judgment dated

26.02.1947.

2.

The Civil Appeal Nos.1045-1046/2012 are preferred by the

State claiming that the mortgagors were the Muslims who migrated

to Pakistan and, therefore, by virtue of the provisions of the

Administration of Evacuee Property Act, 1950¹, the land came to

be vested with the Government. Therefore, the State would be the

1 For short, the ‘1950 Act’

Digitally signed by

SWETA BALODI

Date: 2022.05.21

12:17:59 IST

Reason:

Signatur