JAIMAL & ANR. versus FINANCIAL COMMISSIONER, PUNJAB & ORS.

JAIMAL & ANR. versus FINANCIAL COMMISSIONER, PUNJAB & ORS.

A sub-tenant is not entitled to purchase land from the landowner under section 18 of the Punjab Security of Land Tenures Act, 1953, as the Act only envisages rights for tenants of land-owners and not for sub-tenants.

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Parties
Appellant: Jaimal; Appellant: Ram Singh; Respondent: Financial Commissioner, Punjab; Respondent: Sheo Parshad; Respondent: Respondents Nos. 4 to 10
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
25 September 1968
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Final Judgment
Outcome
appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Purchase Rights of Tenants, Definition of Tenant and Land Owner, Sub Tenancy Under Punjab Security of Land Tenures Act
Land Law Constitutional Law Agrarian Reform Purchase Rights of Tenants Definition of Tenant and Land Owner Sub Tenancy Under Punjab Security of Land Tenures Act

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Parties

Jaimal

Appellant

Ram Singh

Appellant

Financial Commissioner, Punjab

Respondent

Sheo Parshad

Respondent

Respondents Nos. 4 to 10

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether a sub-tenant is entitled to purchase land from the landowner under section 18 of the Punjab Security of Land Tenures Act, 1953

Ratio Decidendi

A sub-tenant is not entitled to purchase land from the landowner under section 18 of the Punjab Security of Land Tenures Act, 1953, as the Act only envisages rights for tenants of land-owners and not for sub-tenants.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed.
  • No order as to costs.