HATTI vs SUNDER SINGH

The Supreme Court held that under the Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954, specifically Sections 84, 185, and 186, the Civil Court lacks jurisdiction to entertain suits regarding bhumidari rights, which are exclusively within the purview of Revenue Courts. The Court emphasized that only bhumidars, asamis, or gaon sabhas can institute such suits, and proprietary rights of former proprietors have ceased to exist. The appeal was allowed, overturning lower court decisions that had erroneously assumed jurisdiction over the matter.