Gram Panchayat, Village Kum Kalan vs State Of Punjab & Ors

The Supreme Court held that the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961, and its amendments, particularly the amendment on 08.05.1995, which sought to validate illegal allotments of Shamlat Deh land, were unconstitutional as they contravened the principles established in prior judgments, specifically Gram Panchayat of village Jamalpur vs. Malwinder Singh & Ors. The Court emphasized that legislative amendments cannot override judicial decisions. The appeal was allowed, quashing the High Court's dismissal of the writ petition and the notification dated 08.05.1995.