Prashant Singh Etc & Ors. v. Meena Etc & Ors.
Case at a glance
Provisions considered
Judgment
passed by Consolidation Officer has rightly been held to be null and void and without any jurisdiction by High Court. [Paras 12,13] U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1953 – s. 49 — Whether High Court exceeded its jurisdiction by interfering with the order of remand passed by the Board of Revenue for determination of the legal issue of maintainability. Held: High court was correct in interfering in the Board of Revenue’s order — As once Kalyan Singh is held to be co-owner in the subject property, the exclusive possession of the land, if any, with Ramji Lal, was joint in nature — Kalyan Singh was already deemed to be in joint possession of the subject land in the eyes of law, hence he was not required to seek a decree of possession qua his share in the suit land. [Para 17] Case Law Cited
Questions this judgment answers
Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1953 — s. 49; Headnotes U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1953; Specific Relief Act, 1963 — s. 34; U.P. (Amendment) Act; Constitution of India — art. 133.
Which court decided this case, and when?
Supreme Court of India, on 25 Apr 2024. The bench was SURYA KANT, PAMIDIGHANTAM SRI NARASIMHA.
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.
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