STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH vs SHRI KESHAV RAM — C.A. No. 12852/1996

Case under Section XIV-A. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010041551995

Filing Date

18-Apr-1995

Registration No

C.A. No. 12852/1996

Diary Number

4155/1995

Order Date

08-Oct-1996

Document Type

Judgment - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 01-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Section XIV-A

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.SHRI KESHAV RAM

    Adv. DEVENDRA SINGH

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 08-Oct-1996

    Judgment - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 18-Apr-1995

    Case filed

    Registration No. C.A. No. 12852/1996

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casestatus.in Summary

The Supreme Court allowed Himachal Pradesh's appeal and dismissed the respondents' suit for ownership of disputed land. The Court held that revenue settlement entries alone cannot create or extinguish title, and since the respondents relied solely on an Assistant Settlement Officer's correction order (not produced in record) without other documentary evidence, they failed to establish ownership. The judgments of all lower courts were set aside. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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