MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, BAWAL THROUGH ITS SECRETARY vs BABU LAL — C.A. No. 6988/2009

Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed Municipal Council Bawal's appeal challenging findings that the Council had unlawfully encroached upon Babu Lal's land without acquiring it. The Court upheld concurrent findings by lower courts that a Tehsildar's lawful demarcation report, with proper measurement points and conducted in the Council's presence, established the plaintiffs' title over the disputed 1 kanal of land, which they had purchased from Satbir Singh. The Council's failure to cross-examine the Tehsildar or produce contradictory demarcation evidence undermined its defense. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.