CHATTAR SINGH vs MADHO SINGH(D)

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether land recorded as 'Charnoi' vested in the State upon the abolition of intermediaries under the Madhya Bharat Abolition of Zamindari Act, 1951. The Court held that the land, continuously recorded as Charnoi and used for grazing by villagers, did not qualify as a grove under Section 5(f) of the Act and thus vested in the State. The High Court's reversal of the Appellate Court's decision was upheld, affirming the Trial Court's decree in favor of the plaintiffs.