DEVINDER SINGH vs STATE OF HARYANA

The Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of the appellants' second appeal by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, affirming that the suit was not maintainable under Section 26 of the Haryana Ceiling on Land Holding Act, 1972, which restricts civil court jurisdiction over matters affecting state rights to surplus land. The Court emphasized that the appellants failed to demonstrate that the land in question was not declared surplus and that they were not parties to the relevant administrative orders. The judgment reinforces the principle that civil courts cannot interfere in matters governed by specific statutory provisions regarding land ceiling.