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Supreme Court (SC) Judgements on Punjab Pre-Emption Act, 1913

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Punjab Pre-Emption Act, 1913 Punjab State Laws
 

List of Judgements

State of Haryana through Secretary to Government of Haryana Vs. Jai Singh

Judgement Date : april/2022, Citation : 2022 Latest Caselaw 297 SC

Vijay Singh Vs. Shanti Devi and ANR. [September 08, 2017]

Judgement Date : september/2017, Citation : 2017 Latest Caselaw 654 SC

Pirthi Vs. Mohan Singh & Ors

Judgement Date : september/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 657 SC

G.Sekar Vs. Geetha & Ors. [2009] INSC 741 (15 April 2009)

Judgement Date : april/2009, Citation : 2009 Latest Caselaw 366 SC

Jai Singh & Ors. Vs. Gurmej Singh [2009] INSC 102 (20 January 2009)

Judgement Date : january/2009, Citation : 2009 Latest Caselaw 96 SC

Lachhman Dass Vs. Jagat Ram & Ors [2007] Insc 164 (20 February 2007)

Judgement Date : february/2007, Citation : 2007 Latest Caselaw 164 SC

Jinda Ram Vs. Ram Prakash & ANR [1995] INSC 658 (10 November 1995)

Judgement Date : november/1995, Citation : 1995 Latest Caselaw 646 SC

Karnail Singh Vs. Anil Kumar & ANR [1995] INSC 33 (10 January 1995)

Judgement Date : january/1995, Citation : 1995 Latest Caselaw 33 SC

Ram Chand Vs. Randhir Singh [1994] INSC 514 (5 October 1994)

Judgement Date : october/1994, Citation : 1994 Latest Caselaw 508 SC

Krishna Vs. State of Haryana [1994] INSC 357 (12 July 1994)

Judgement Date : july/1994, Citation : 1994 Latest Caselaw 352 SC

Bhikha Ram Vs. Ram Sarup & Ors [1991] INSC 282 (31 October 1991)

Judgement Date : october/1991, Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 282 SC

Darshan Singh & ANR Vs. Ram Pal Singh & ANR [1990] INSC 363 (20 November 1990)

Judgement Date : november/1990, Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 363 SC

Headnote :

Punjab Custom (Power to Contest) Act, 1920: Section 7 regarding the alienation of immovable property and the ability to contest it, along with the implications of the Punjab Custom (Power to Contest) Amendment Act, 1973, raises the question of whether it is retrospective and applicable to ongoing pr...

Kanta Rani C Kanti Devi & ANR Vs. Rama Rani [1988] INSC 35 (8 February 1988)

Judgement Date : february/1988, Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 35 SC

Headnote :

The disputed property was sold by its original owner to the respondent. The tenant occupying part of the property, asserting a local custom that granted tenants a right of pre-emption, filed a suit for pre-emption, valuing his portion at Rs.10,000. The respondent contested the suit, arguing that no...

Prabhakaran Nair, Vs. State of Tamil Nadu & Ors [1987] INSC 240 (3 September 1987)

Judgement Date : september/1987, Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 239 SC

Headnote :

These Writ Petitions under Article 32 of the Constitution were largely a case of \'much ado about nothing\'. The petitions aimed to contest the validity of sections 14(1)(b), 16(2), and, incidentally, section 30(ii) of the Tamil Nadu Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1960, claiming they were a...

Jagdish & Ors Vs. Nathi Mal Kejriwal & Ors [1986] INSC 217 (24 October 1986)

Judgement Date : october/1986, Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 217 SC

Headnote :

Respondents 5 to 7 were co-owners of the disputed land, which they sold to respondents 1 to 4 on October 25, 1971.The petitioners, who are the sons and nephews of the sellers, filed a lawsuit in front of the sub-Judge in Palwal seeking possession of the land upon payment of the sale price, arguing t...

Atam Prakash Vs. State of Haryana & Ors [1986] INSC 24 (27 February 1986)

Judgement Date : february/1986, Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 24 SC

Headnote :

The interpretation of statutes involves examining provisions of the Constitution or statutes whose constitutional validity is being challenged. The interpretation should support the advancement towards a Socialistic Democratic State.Section 15 of the Punjab Pre-emption Act, 1913, as it applies in Ha...

Zila Singh & Ors Vs. Hazari & Ors [1979] INSC 52 (25 February 1979)

Judgement Date : february/1979, Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 52 SC

Headnote :

The original seller of the disputed lands transferred ownership to the first buyer. Subsequently, three pre-emption decrees were issued in favor of the pre-emptor against the seller and his buyers. After fulfilling the conditions set forth in the decrees, which included depositing certain amounts of...

Munshi & Ors Vs. Richpal & Ors [1977] INSC 60 (17 February 1977)

Judgement Date : february/1977, Citation : 1977 Latest Caselaw 60 SC

Headnote :

Section 7 of the Pepsu Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1955, which deals with termination of tenancy, provides that no tenancy shall be 'terminated except on any of the grounds mentioned in the section. Section 7 gives additional grounds for termination of tenancy in certain cases. Respon...

Bhagwan Das (Dead) By Lrs. & Ors Vs. Chet Ram [1970] INSC 221 (16 October 1970)

Judgement Date : october/1970, Citation : 1970 Latest Caselaw 221 SC

Headnote :

The appellants acquired certain lands and initiated a lawsuit against the respondent, who was a tenant-at-will of the vendor, seeking eviction. The court ruled in favor of the appellants, allowing them to take possession and terminating the respondent\'s tenancy. Subsequently, the respondent filed a...

State of Punjab Vs. Ramjilal & Ors [1970] INSC 212 (12 October 1970)

Judgement Date : october/1970, Citation : 1970 Latest Caselaw 212 SC

Headnote :

Surinder Kumar and Virender Kumar, the defendants in this case, acquired a plot of land in District Gurgaon on May 9, 1958.On January 9, 1959, the plaintiffs initiated a lawsuit in the Civil Court to preempt the sale. Subsequently, on November 16, 1961, the Government of Punjab issued a notification...

Mula & Ors Vs. Godhu & Ors [1969] INSC 205 (28 August 1969)

Judgement Date : august/1969, Citation : 1969 Latest Caselaw 205 SC

Headnote :

Following the sale of the land in question in June 1957 for a purported amount of Rs. 1,35,000/-, both the appellants and respondents 1 to 3 filed two separate preemption suits, disputing the sale price stated in the sale deed. These two suits were merged, and the plaintiffs in each case were added...

Chanan Singh & ANR Vs. Jai Kaur [1969] INSC 173 (11 August 1969)

Judgement Date : august/1969, Citation : 1969 Latest Caselaw 173 SC

Headnote :

S, the owner of land in a village in Punjab, passed away, leaving behind a widow and the respondent, his daughter from a previous marriage. In February 1958, the widow sold a portion of the land to the appellants, prompting the respondent to file a suit for possession through pre-emption of the sold...

Hazari & Ors Vs. Neki & Ors [1968] INSC 14 (25 January 1968)

Judgement Date : january/1968, Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 14 SC

Headnote :

According to section 4 of the Amending Act (Punjab Act 10 of 1960), section 15 of the Punjab Pre-emption Act of 1913 was repealed and replaced with a new provision that did not grant a right of pre-emption to individuals who owned land in the estate, as the original section 15(c) \'thirdly\' had pro...

Prem Dulari Vs. Raj Kumari [1967] INSC 73 (23 March 1967)

Judgement Date : march/1967, Citation : 1967 Latest Caselaw 73 SC

Headnote :

The second respondent sold her house to the appellant. The first respondent initiated a lawsuit for possession of the house, claiming a right of prior purchase under section 15 (fourthly) of the Right of Prior Purchase Act 1993, arguing that her house and the house in question shared a common outer...

Shibsankar Nandy Vs. Prabartak Sangha & Ors [1967] INSC 24 (1 February 1967)

Judgement Date : february/1967, Citation : 1967 Latest Caselaw 24 SC

Headnote :

Respondent No. 1, a Society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, leased a parcel of land that was partially already leased to Respondents 2 and 3. According to the lease, Respondent No. 1 was entitled to collect rent from Respondents 2 and 3. Subsequently, Respondents 2 and 3 trans...

Ram Sarup Vs. Munshi & Ors [1962] INSC 246 (30 August 1962)

Judgement Date : august/1962, Citation : 1962 Latest Caselaw 246 SC

Headnote :

The owner of specific agricultural land in Punjab transferred ownership to the second respondent through a deed dated December 12, 1957. The vendor\'s son asserted his right of pre-emption and filed a lawsuit against the appellant, who had acquired the land from the first respondent, citing the prov...

Bhau Ram Vs. B. Baijnath Singh [1962] INSC 87 (7 March 1962)

Judgement Date : march/1962, Citation : 1962 Latest Caselaw 87 SC

Headnote :

Section 10 of the Rewa State Pre-emption Act, 1946, granted the right of pre-emption based on, among other factors, proximity. The proviso to Section 10 stated that among preemptors of the same category, the one who is closer in relation to the vendor would take precedence over those who are more di...