Advocates:
E. C. AGRAWALAT. V. RATNAM

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JUDGMENT

REPORTABLE

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CIVIL

APPEAL

NO.

5343

OF

2012

(Arising out of SLP (C) No. 36006 of 2010

Bhau Ram

.... Appellant (s)

Versus

Janak Singh & Ors.

.... Respondent(s)

J U D G M

E N T

P.

Sathasivam,

J.

1)

Leave granted.

2)

This appeal is directed against the final judgment and

order dated 20.09.2010 passed by the High Court of Himachal

Pradesh at Shimla in R.S.A. No. 501 of 2009 whereby the High

Court dismissed the appeal filed by the appellant herein.

3)

Brief facts:

(a)

One Shanker Lal owned and possessed several lands in

District Shimla including the land in question. Originally the

land in question was owned by Smt. Lari Mohansingh @

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JUDGMENT

Madna Wati and was in occupation of Shankar Lal as a

tenant. After coming into force of the Himachal Pradesh

Abolition of Big Landed Estates and Land Reforms Act, 1953,

Shanker Lal, moved an application on 21.01.1957, for

proprietary rights under Section 11 of the said Act before the

Compensation Officer, Mahesu. In the meantime, Madna Wati

sol