P&H: Upholds Gram Panchayat’s Claim to Village Land, Dismisses Petitioner’s Challenge
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed Sube Singh’s challenge to orders rejecting his claim over land in village abadi deh, holding that the land fell within the definition of shamilat deh and vested in the Gram Panchayat. The dispute concerned land recorded as khasra No. 101, where water from village drains accumulated.
Singh had sought a declaration under Section 13-A of the Haryana Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961. He argued that the revenue records did not describe the land as a johar and that he only needed to show that it did not vest in the Gram...
