TEHSILDAR,URBAN IMPROVEMENT TRUST AND ANR. vs GANGA BAI MENARIYA THR. LRS.

The Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of a civil suit for permanent injunction and ownership of land, stating that the plaintiffs failed to prove their ownership and possession as required under the Rajasthan Urban Improvement Act, 1959. The Court emphasized that the land in question was government land earmarked for grazing and that the Gram Panchayat was not competent to grant a lease for it. The Court affirmed the findings of the Trial Court and the First Appellate Court, concluding that the plaintiffs were in illegal possession and not entitled to the relief sought.