BHAGWAN DAS . vs SARDAR ATMA SINGH — C.A. No. 11068/1995

Case Summary: Bhagwan Das v. Sardar Atma Singh (C.A. 011068/1995) The Supreme Court allowed the appeal by tenant-farmers Bhagwan Das and another against a retired officer seeking possession of agricultural land. The Court held that the original allottee (Idnani) had acquired Bhumiswami (landowner) rights under the Madhya Pradesh Land Revenue Code, with continuity from the 1954 temporary sanad relating back through the 1965 permanent sanad, thereby conferring protected tenant status on the appellants' predecessor. The Court rejected the respondent's argument that Section 264 of the Code barred application due to Central Government interest, ruling that prior revenue proceedings finding the appellant's father to be a lessee (not employee) operated as res judicata. Land remained with the tenant-tillers; respondent's suit dismissed with Rs.10,000 costs awarded. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.