Supreme Court of India · 1997-04-01
TAR MOHOMAD vs UNION OF INDIA .
- Citation / case number
- SC 1977/61405
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- TAR MOHOMAD
- Respondent
- UNION OF INDIA .
- Author
- D.P. WADHWA K. RAMASWAMY
- Bench
- D.P. WADHWA K. RAMASWAMY
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court dismissed the appeals arising from the Bombay High Court's judgment regarding the tenancy rights of the appellants over evacuee property under the Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Act, 1954 and the Administration of Evacuee Property Act, 1950. The Court held that the appellants failed to establish their tenancy prior to August 14, 1947, and thus, their rights were extinguished under Section 4(1) of the AEP Act. The Court affirmed the High Court's ruling that the orders of the Tehsildar and Assistant Custodian were valid and within jurisdiction, leading to the dismissal of the appeals.