Supreme Court of India · 2006-04-25
Amarjit Kaur & Ors vs Karamvir Singh & Ors
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2006 SUPREME COURT 2481
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Amarjit Kaur & Ors
- Respondent
- Karamvir Singh & Ors
- Author
- Arijit Pasayat
- Bench
- Arijit Pasayat, Tarun Chatterjee
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court examined the legality of a judgment from the Punjab and Haryana High Court regarding a dispute over ancestral land ownership. The Court held that the plaintiffs, as reversioners, had a valid claim to 17/24 share of the land despite previous decrees favoring Joginder Singh, as they were not parties to the earlier compromise. The Court emphasized that the sale of land by Ajit Singh was void due to lack of consideration and legal necessity, thus affirming the plaintiffs' rights under Section 100 CPC. The appeal was allowed, restoring the plaintiffs' ownership rights.