Supreme Court · 1965 INSC 35 · Decided 15 February 1965
H. K. Choudhury, Regional Settlement Commissioner v. Shri Issardas Kundanmal Motiani and Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1965 INSC 35 · [1965] 3 S.C.R. 78
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 89/1964
- Decided
- 15 February 1965
- Bench
- P.B. GAJENDRAGADKAR, M. HIDAYATULLAH, J.C. SHAH, S.M. SIKRI (4-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 226, 227
Headnote
Displaced Persons (Compensation and RehabiMation) Rules, 1955, r.l!f-If applies to agricultural woperty. B c D The respondent who had a "verified claim" applied for compen­ sation under the Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabili­ tation) Act, 1954. He alleged that he was his brothers in agricultural property in West Pakistan and claimed his share of the compensation. The Assistant Settlement Officer held that the alleged co-sharers were members of a joint Hindu, family and that the agricultural property was joint property. He then cal­ culated the
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