Supreme Court of India · 1961-04-19
BISHAN DAS AND OTHERS vs THE STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS
- Citation / case number
- SC 1960/40
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- BISHAN DAS AND OTHERS
- Respondent
- THE STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS
- Bench
- SINHA, BHUVNESHWAR P.(CJ),DAS, S.K.,SARKAR, A.K.,AYYANGAR, N. RAJAGOPALA,MUDHOLKAR, J.R.
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court held that the eviction of the petitioners from the dharmasala, built on government land with permission, violated their fundamental rights under Articles 14, 19, and 31 of the Constitution. The Court ruled that the petitioners, being bona fide in possession, could not be treated as trespassers and could only be evicted through appropriate legal action. The executive action taken was deemed unconstitutional and discriminatory, undermining the rule of law.