DALIP CHAND & ORS. vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

The Supreme Court held that the civil court had jurisdiction to declare the appellants' ownership of the suit lands, as they were not claiming ownership of lands in Pakistan but rather the allotment made for their rehabilitation. The Court found that the Punjab Prohibition of Ownership & Transfer of Lands Act was inapplicable since the sale occurred before the notification classifying the vendor as an agriculturist. The Court reversed the lower courts' decisions, affirming the appellants' rights to the suit lands.