Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 1308 · Decided 7 November 1996
Sheapujan Bhagat v. Thakur Hembrom and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 1308 · [1996] SUPP. 8 S.C.R. 606
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1085/1980
- Decided
- 7 November 1996
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, G.B. PATTANAIK (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Santai Parganas Tenancy (Supplementary Provisions), Act, 1949: Ss.4(ix) and 5- 'Khas Village '-Village headman-Appointment of- C Village headman having resigned, the village became a 'Khas village' i.e. a village in which there is no headman-On the directions of Assistant Commissioner eleption was Court held that the appointment should be made as far as possible under the hereditary principle and in case the candidate in the line of succession is unavailable, then the D election should be conducted-Held, in this case the question of hereditary succession does not arise since the previous
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