FULCHAND MUNDA vs STATE OF BIHAR . — C.A. No. 3267/2001

Case under Section XVI. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010047612000

Filing Date

14-Mar-2000

Registration No

C.A. No. 3267/2001

Diary Number

4761/2000

Order Date

24-Jan-2008

Document Type

Judgment - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 01-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Section XVI

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.FULCHAND MUNDA

    Adv. SHARMILA UPADHYAY

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF BIHAR .

    Adv. MRIDULA RAY BHARADWAJ

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 24-Jan-2008

    Judgment - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 24-Jan-2008

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  4. 05-Dec-2007

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  5. 14-Apr-2003

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  6. 23-Apr-2001

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  7. 14-Mar-2000

    Case filed

    Registration No. C.A. No. 3267/2001

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Case Summary: Fulchand Munda v. State of Bihar (C.A. No. 003267/2001) The Supreme Court dismissed Fulchand Munda's appeal challenging the restoration of tribal land. Though Section 71A of the Chota Nagpur Tenancy Act permits restoration of unlawfully transferred scheduled tribe lands, the Court held that an earlier High Court judgment (1951) denying the appellant's predecessors' possession claim operates as res judicata. The 50+ year delay in asserting rights and the principle of constructive res judicata precluded reopening settled disputes under amended provisions retroactively. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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