RAM NARAIN MAHTO vs STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH

The Supreme Court held that under Section 18 and Section 21 of the Sale of Goods Act, 1930, the property in goods passes to the buyer upon severance from the land, unless otherwise agreed. The Court dismissed the appellant's appeal for compensation for logs not cut, as the Jagirdar's estate vested in the State under the Madhya Pradesh Abolition of Property Rights (Estates, Mahals, Alienated Lands) Act, 1950, prior to the severance of the logs. The High Court's decision to disallow claims for lost logs and logs from standing timber was upheld, affirming that the appellant could not claim compensation for goods that were not in a deliverable state at the time of vesting.