STATE OF GUJARAT vs THAKOR SHRI PRAVINSINHJI BHARATSINHJI & ORS.

The Supreme Court held that the order impleading the petitioner as a respondent in the appeal did not constitute an adjudication of his rights to the compensation awarded under the Bombay Merged Territories and Areas (Jagirs Abolition) Act, 1953. The Court clarified that the petitioner, not being a party to the original proceedings, had no claim to the compensation, as the entire dispute was between the Jagirdar and the State. Consequently, the Miscellaneous Petition was dismissed, affirming that the petitioner had no entitlement to the compensation awarded by the High Court.