Supreme Court · 1999 INSC 245 · Decided 12 May 1999
K.C. Singh Deo v. Niladri Sahu (Dead) BY LRS. and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1999 INSC 245 · [1999] 3 S.C.R. 538
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 10361/1996
- Decided
- 12 May 1999
- Bench
- S. RAJENDRA BABU, S.N. PHUKAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Orissa Land Reforms Act, 1960-Section 4(1) (h)-Raiyats--Claim of status of-Vested land-Possession of land is a condition for acquiring such Raiyati right-Date of possession-Held, it would depend on nature of claim C put up by a person for his Raiyati right. Respondents filed an application for by Orissa Estate Abolition Act, 1951 and the land vested in the Government free from D all encumbrances w.e.f. 1-6-1953. The appellant filed objection.on the ground that the land in question belonged to the deity of Sri Jagannath of which the appellant was a trustee. The Revenue Officer
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