CHAND KUMAR KAPUR vs CHIEF SETTLEMENT COMMISSIONER PUNJAB & ORS.

The Supreme Court held that the Managing Officer under the Displaced Persons (Compensation & Rehabilitation) Act, 1954 was competent to cancel allotments made under the East Punjab Administration of Evacuee Property Act, 1947, prior to the promulgation of Rule 14(6) of the Evacuee Property (Central) Rules, 1950. The Court found that the actions taken before the rule's enactment were valid and upheld the imposition of a 50% cut on allotments in semi-urban areas. The appeal was dismissed, affirming that displaced persons could not claim undue enrichment from the compensation process, and adjustments could be made based on the semi-urban character of the properties involved.