Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 129 · Decided 24 January 1996
Karan Singh and ORS. ETC. v. Bhagwan Singh (Dead) BY L.R. and ORS. ETC.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 129 · [1996] 1 S.C.R. 924
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2308/1996
- Decided
- 24 January 1996
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, G.B. PATTANAIK (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Evidence Act Section 115
Headnote
Punjab Pre-emption Act, 1913 (as amended by Haryana Amendment Act JO of 1995): C S.15--Right of pre-emption-Claimant selling some of the a1?7icultural lands from undivided joint family, but in specie, to strangers-Strangers further selling the lands-Suit for pre-emption by claimant against could not validly lay the suit for pre-emption---Cowt would take notice of amendment in law dwing pendency of appeal and would apply relevant provision of law prevai/- D ing on date of jud1?7nenl--{}nder the amended law only a tenant whose vendor sold land to a third pa1ty can avail the
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