Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 726 · Decided 10 July 1996
SMT. Maqbool Fatma and ORS. v. Deputy Custodian General, Evacuee Property and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 726 · [1996] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 436
- Case number
- SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) No. 14717/1996
- Decided
- 10 July 1996
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, G.B. PATTANAIK (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Administration of Evacuee Property Act, 1950: Section 27. Revision--Period of limitation for-Displaced person-Evacuee propel' ty-Order passed vesting evacuee property in custodian-Order communicated to all major shareholders for infonnation-Revision filed after 14 years-Ad­ ditional Custodian Court holding that Additional Custodian General properly exercised his discre- tion-Appeal to Supreme Court-Held view taken by High Court was cor­ reel-Revision power should be exercised keeping in view the rights of the parties and effect of exercise of powe1-ln this case petitioners
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