GRAM PANCHAYAT, VILLAGE KANONDA, TEHSILBAHADURGARH, DISTRIC vs DIRECTOR, CONSOLIDATION OF HOLDINGS, HARYANA,CHANDIGARH AND

The Supreme Court held that Section 42 of the East Punjab Holdings (Consolidation and Prevention of Fragmentation) Act, 1948, allows for proceedings regarding orders, schemes, and repartition. The Court clarified that Rule 18's limitation period of six months applies to applications under Section 42, and the time taken to obtain a certified copy of the order is excluded from this period. The Court found that the High Court erred in quashing the Director's order, as the delay in filing the application was rightly condoned due to the Panchayat's lack of land for cultivation, thus allowing the appeal.