State Of Punjab And Anr vs Gram Panchayat And Ors

The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the High Court dismissing the writ petition filed by the appellants against the order of the Commissioner under the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulations) Act, 1961. The Court found that the appellants failed to provide evidence linking their claim to the disputed land, which was determined to be owned by the Gram Panchayat. The Court clarified that the amendment to Section 3 by Act 8 of 1995 did not affect the ownership established by the earlier mutation in favor of the Panchayat, thus affirming the lower courts' rulings.