Supreme Court of India · 2020-05-06
KAPILABEN AMBALAL PATEL HEIRS OF DECEASED AMBALAL P. PATEL THROUGH ATTORNEY RAJESHBHAI RAMANBHAI PAT vs THE STATE OF GUJARAT REVENUE DEPARTMENT THROUGH SECRETARY
- Citation / case number
- SC 2011/14813
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- KAPILABEN AMBALAL PATEL HEIRS OF DECEASED AMBALAL P. PATEL THROUGH ATTORNEY RAJESHBHAI RAMANBHAI PAT
- Respondent
- THE STATE OF GUJARAT REVENUE DEPARTMENT THROUGH SECRETARY
- Author
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.M. KHANWILKAR
- Bench
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. RAVINDRA BHAT HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.M. KHANWILKAR
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court examined the appeal against the Gujarat High Court's dismissal of a writ petition concerning the legality of a Panchnama and the respondents' actions regarding land possession. The court held that the appellants were entitled to seek a writ of mandamus to challenge the respondents' possession of the land and to restore their rights. The judgment emphasized the need for legal clarity in land possession disputes.