Supreme Court of India · 2003-07-21
Motilal And Anr vs Niyazuddin (Dead) By Lrs. And Ors
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2003 SUPREME COURT 3923
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Motilal And Anr
- Respondent
- Niyazuddin (Dead) By Lrs. And Ors
- Author
- D.M. Dharmadhikari
- Bench
- D.M. Dharmadhikari
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court held that the High Court of Madhya Pradesh erred in dismissing the plaintiffs' suit regarding the restoration of possession of land under Section 158(1)(b) of the Madhya Pradesh Land Revenue Code, 1959. The Court found that the plaintiffs had established their ownership and the prior restoration of possession by the Collector, which was unjustly overturned by the High Court. The Court reinstated the plaintiffs' claim, emphasizing the lack of legal basis for the High Court's decision to interfere with the concurrent findings of the lower courts.