Supreme Court of India · 2000-05-04
STATE OF RAJASTHAN vs HARPHOOL SINGH (DEAD)THROUGH HIS LRS.
- Citation / case number
- SC 1995/739
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- STATE OF RAJASTHAN
- Respondent
- HARPHOOL SINGH (DEAD)THROUGH HIS LRS.
- Author
- DORASWAMI RAJU S.R.BABU
- Bench
- DORASWAMI RAJU S.R.BABU
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the appeal by the State of Rajasthan against the dismissal of a second appeal concerning a land dispute. The Court examined the claims of the plaintiff regarding long-term possession of the property and the legality of an eviction order issued by the A.D.M. under Sections 22 and 24 of the Rajasthan Colonisation Act, 1954. The Court held that the trial court's findings were insufficiently substantiated and emphasized the need for proper evaluation of evidence, ultimately upholding the plaintiff's claim of ownership based on long possession.