Lajja Ram vs Rati Chand

The Supreme Court examined the validity of a land ownership dispute involving shamlatdeh land, where the High Court had upheld the reversal of a trial court's order declaring the defendant as only a bhondedar with limited rights. The Court analyzed whether the land, reserved for common village use, could be subject to individual ownership based on service rendered, and whether the revert-back condition was legally enforceable. The Court upheld the High Court's decision, affirming the land's status as common property reverted upon cessation of service. The judgment clarifies the nature of limited possessory rights and the revert-back condition in village land disputes.