GURBAX SINGH S/O CHANDA SINGH vs FINANCIAL COMMISSIONER AND ANR.

The Supreme Court ruled on the rights of a bona fide purchaser under the Displaced Persons Compensation and Rehabilitation Act, 1954, specifically referencing Sections 14 and 34C. The Court held that the appellant, having purchased land at a public auction and received a sale certificate, was the true owner despite the second respondent's claims of prior possession. The Court emphasized the finality of the sale certificate and the appellant's entitlement to the land, quashing the High Court's remand order that favored the second respondent.