STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH versus TARSEM SINGH AND ORS.

STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH versus TARSEM SINGH AND ORS.

Under Section 3 of the Himachal Pradesh Village Common Lands Vesting and Utilization Act, 1974, all rights, title, and interests including easementary rights in land previously vested in Panchayat are extinguished and vest in the State absolutely and free from all encumbrances.

Parties
Appellant: State of Himachal Pradesh; Respondents: Tarsem Singh and Ors.
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
04 September 2001
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Decision on Appeal From High Court Judgment
Outcome
Appeal allowed
Legal Topics
Village Common Land Vesting, Easementary Rights, Encumbrance

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Parties

State of Himachal Pradesh

Appellant

Tarsem Singh and Ors.

Respondents

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Decision on Appeal From High Court Judgment

  1. 1 Whether easementary rights over shamilat land vest in the State under Section 3 of the Himachal Pradesh Village Common Lands Vesting and Utilization Act, 1974

Ratio Decidendi

Under Section 3 of the Himachal Pradesh Village Common Lands Vesting and Utilization Act, 1974, all rights, title, and interests including easementary rights in land previously vested in Panchayat are extinguished and vest in the State absolutely and free from all encumbrances.

Court Disposition

Appeal allowed

Orders

  • Judgment of the High Court set aside.
  • No order as to costs.