KESAR SINGH vs SADHU

The Supreme Court addressed the implications of the Punjab Custom (Power to Contest) Act, 1920, and its amendment in 1973, determining that Section 5.7 of the Principal Act is retrospective and applicable to pending proceedings. The Court held that the customary right to contest alienations was preserved and regulated by the Punjab Laws Act and the Principal Act, and that the appellants' claims under Hindu Law may not be tenable post-amendment. The appeal was allowed, affirming the High Court's dismissal of the revision application.