RANI CHANDER KANTA (D) THR. LRS. vs UNION OF INDIA

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision affirming the lower Appellate Court's judgment regarding the ownership of the evacuee property 'Spring Field' under the East Punjab Evacuee’s (Administration of Property) Act, 1947, and the Displaced Person (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Act, 1954. The Court established that the legal heirs of Late Raja Dhian Singh were entitled to the property as they had been allotted it following proper procedures, including payment of the sale price. The appeal was dismissed, confirming the appellants' ownership rights over the property.