GRAM PANCHAYAT,VILLAGE BAHMANIAN vs JAGIR SINGH .

The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which found that the Gram Panchayat's claim of encroachment on a public street by Jagir Singh was unsubstantiated. The Court noted that the land in question was a gair mumkin street and that the Panchayat had not consistently maintained its position regarding the nature of the land. The appeal was deemed frivolous, and the Court emphasized the need to prevent misuse of judicial processes by the Panchayat.