STATE OF HARYANA vs GRAM PANCHAYAT VILL. MAJRA — C.A. No. 939/1999

Case Summary: State of Haryana v. Gram Panchayat Vill. Majra (C.A. No. 939/1999) Outcome: The Supreme Court dismissed the State of Haryana's appeal on February 2, 2001, upholding the concurrent findings of the Trial and First Appellate Courts that land ownership vests in Gram Panchayat. The Court rejected the State's claim to unrestricted rights over trees planted on the Panchayat's land under a 1972 forest protection notification, finding the notification did not clearly specify the suit land. No costs were awarded. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.