SHANKARA CO-OP. HOUSING SOCIETY LTD. vs M. PRABHAKAR .

The Supreme Court addressed the administration of property left by evacuees during the partition, specifically under The Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Act, 1954 and the Administration of Evacuee Property Act, 1950. The Court held that the disputed lands, originally owned by Mandal Bucham and later auctioned to Rahim Baksh Khan, were correctly classified as evacuee property after due process was followed, including notices under Section 7(1) of the Evacuee Property Act. The appeals were dismissed, affirming the High Court's decision regarding the ownership of the lands in question.