Supreme Court of India · 1996-03-13
RAM JANAM vs RADHAKRISHNA CHAUBE & ORS.
- Citation / case number
- SC 1981/63764
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- RAM JANAM
- Respondent
- RADHAKRISHNA CHAUBE & ORS.
- Author
- K. RAMASWAMY
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court held that the appellant's claim for tenancy rights under Sections 59 and 61 of the U.P. Tenancy Act, 1939 was improperly dismissed by the High Court due to jurisdictional issues stemming from the Bihar & Uttar Pradesh (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1968. The Court found that the concurrent findings of the trial and appellate courts regarding the appellant's possession and rights were valid and should not have been overturned. The appeal was allowed, reinstating the lower courts' decrees in favor of the appellant.