DHARAM SINGH (D) THR. LRS vs PREM SINGH (D) THR. LRS.

The Supreme Court analyzed the case concerning the ownership of agricultural land previously owned by Tulsa Devi, who died without heirs, leading to the land being treated as escheated to the State under the Kumaon and Uttarakhand Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1960. The Court held that the possession of Amar Singh was not valid as he was not a legal heir and his name was removed from the revenue records based on a report of surreptitious recording. The judgment of the High Court setting aside the District Judge's decree was upheld, affirming the application of Section 10 of the 1960 Act regarding occupancy rights.