RAJA BAHADUR GIRIWAR PRASAD NARAIN SINGH vs DUKHU LAL DAS & ORS.

The Supreme Court held that the notification vesting the estate under the Bihar Land Reforms Act, 1950, was invalid due to non-compliance with Section 3(2), which mandates publication in at least two issues of two newspapers. As a result, the appellant (defendant 1) retained his rights as the proprietor and was entitled to collect lease-money from the plaintiff. The court reversed the High Court's decision, affirming that the State was not entitled to the lease-money and that the appellant was liable to refund it to the plaintiff.