Supreme Court of India · 1972-09-11
RAJKUMAR DEVINDRA SINGH & ANR. vs STATE OF PUNJAB & OTHERS
- Citation / case number
- SC 1967/15
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- RAJKUMAR DEVINDRA SINGH & ANR.
- Respondent
- STATE OF PUNJAB & OTHERS
- Author
- SHELATM.,PALEKAR, D.G.,MATHEW, KUTTYIL KURIEN,DWIVEDI, S.N.,CHANDRACHUD, Y.V.
- Bench
- SHELAT, J.M.,PALEKAR, D.G.,MATHEW, KUTTYIL KURIEN,DWIVEDI, S.N.,CHANDRACHUD, Y.V.
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court examined the validity of a notice issued under Section 4(1) of the Punjab Public Premises and Land (Eviction and Rent Recovery) Act, 1959, against the appellants claiming rights as coparceners of an ancestral property. The Court held that the appellants were not in unauthorized occupation of public premises as they had a legitimate claim to the property, and thus the notice was issued without jurisdiction. The appeal was allowed, overturning the High Court's dismissal of the writ petition.