TRIBHUBAN PARKASH NAYYAR vs THE UNION OF INDIA

The Supreme Court held that the Chief Settlement Commissioner has the authority under Section 5(1)(b) of the Displaced Persons (Claims) Supplementary Act, 1954, to revise verified claims, including those that have become final under the Displaced Persons (Claims) Act, 1950. The Court found that the Settlement Commissioner had acted on conjectures without legal evidence, thus quashing the Letters Patent Bench's dismissal of the writ petition. The appeal was allowed, affirming the single Judge's decision that the Settlement Commissioner's order was vitiated by errors of law.