DARSHAN SINGH AND ANR. ETC. ETC. vs RAM PAL SINGH AND ANR. ETC. ETC.

The Supreme Court held that the Punjab Custom (Power to Contest) Amendment Act, 1973 has retrospective effect and applies to pending proceedings, affirming the decision in Ujaggar Singh v. Dharam Singh & Ors. The Court clarified that the amendment affects substantive rights regarding the contest of alienations under Section 7 of the Punjab Custom (Power to Contest) Act, 1920. Consequently, the appeals were dismissed as the High Court's view on the non-permissibility of contesting alienations post-amendment was upheld.