SHISH RAM vs STATE OF HARYANA — C.A. No. 1941/1997

Summary of Shish Ram v. State of Haryana (C.A. No. 001941/1997) The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's dismissal of the appellants' writ petition challenging the Gram Panchayat's leasing of charand (grazing) land. The Court held that charand land constitutes "shamilat-deh" under the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulations) Act, 1961, and the Gram Panchayat has statutory authority under Rule 3(2) to use such land for any specified purpose, including leasing for cultivation. The appeal was dismissed as lacking merit, finding the appellants' challenge was not bonafide since they had themselves previously accepted lease arrangements and only objected after failing to obtain favorable leases. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.