GURBACHAN SINGH AND OTHERS vs PURAN SINGH AND OTHERS

The Supreme Court held that land obtained in consolidation proceedings, which corresponds to ancestral land, retains its ancestral character under Hindu law. Specifically, the Court ruled that if a portion of consolidated land is derived from ancestral land, it is considered ancestral, even if the immediate common ancestor's possession is not recorded. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the lower court's decision that the will executed by Mangal Singh was valid and the land was not ancestral as claimed by the plaintiffs.