RAJ KUMAR RAJINDER SINGH vs STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND OTHERS

The Supreme Court ruled that under Section 4 of the Himachal Pradesh Private Forest Act, 1954, the State Government's notification declaring private land as forest land was invalid as it was annulled erroneously. The Court held that the plaintiff's father had granted perpetual rights over the land, and the mutation entry did not limit the grant to the measured area. The Court affirmed the lower court's decree recognizing the plaintiff's proprietary rights over approximately 1720 acres of forest land, emphasizing the historical context of the grants and the intentions of the parties involved.