STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANR. vs GRAM PANCHAYAT AND ORS.

The case involves a dispute over the possession of land between a Gram Panchayat and private individuals who claimed the land was allotted to them by the State Government of Punjab. The first respondent sought possession under Section 7 of the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulations) Act, 1961, asserting the land had vested in the Panchayat. The appellants contested this, arguing that the land was Government property allotted to them via a package deal and that the mutation in the Panchayat's name was illegal and conducted without notice.