RAJA RAJINDER CHAND vs SUKHI(and connected appeals)

The Supreme Court held that the appellant, as the proprietor of Nadaun Jagir, could not claim title to chil trees on the basis of sovereign rights of the independent Kangra rulers, as these rights passed to the Sikh rulers and subsequently to the British. The Court interpreted the grant of 1848 as primarily an assignment of land revenue, excluding rights to chil trees on proprietary lands. It clarified that entries in Wajib-ul-arz, while presumed true under Section 44 of the Punjab Land-Revenue Act, 1887, cannot create new rights or liabilities, thus ruling against the appellant's claim.