SOHAN SINGH (DEAD) THROUGH PROPOSED LR. vs STATE OF HARYANA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY DEPT. OF PANCHAYATS AND RURAL DEV. — C.A. No. 6991/2014

Case under Section IV. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010270312003

Filing Date

18-Dec-2003

Registration No

C.A. No. 6991/2014

Diary Number

27031/2003

Order Date

16-Sep-2025

Document Type

Judgement - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 01-Jul-2026

Acts & Sections

Section IV

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.SOHAN SINGH (DEAD) THROUGH PROPOSED LR.

    Adv. K. K. MOHAN

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF HARYANA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY DEPT. OF PANCHAYATS AND RURAL DEV.

    Adv. UGRA SHANKAR PRASAD (Dead / Retired / Elevated) MONIKA GUSAIN (Dead / Retired / Elevated) [R-1] B. K. SATIJA[R-2] HIMANSHU SHARMA[R-3]

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 23-Feb-2022

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  3. 22-Feb-2022

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    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ashok Bhushan and Hon'ble Mr. Justice R. Subhash Reddy

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    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ashok Bhushan and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Navin Sinha

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    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ashok Bhushan and Hon'ble Mr. Justice S. Abdul Nazeer

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    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ashok Bhushan and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Navin Sinha

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    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ashok Bhushan and Hon'ble Mr. Justice K.M. Joseph

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    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ashok Bhushan and Hon'ble Mr. Justice K.M. Joseph

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    Ordinary

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ashok Bhushan and Hon'ble Mr. Justice K.M. Joseph

  28. 23-Jan-2018

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    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Madan B. Lokur and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak Gupta

  29. 05-Dec-2017

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    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Madan B. Lokur and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak Gupta

  30. 05-Oct-2017

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    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Madan B. Lokur, Hon'ble Mr. Justice S. Abdul Nazeer and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak Gupta

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    Registration No. C.A. No. 6991/2014

  113. [ 2025 INSC 1122 ]

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Lead case: C.A. No. 6990/2014

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Summary of State of Haryana v. Jai Singh (C.A. No. 006991/2014) Court Decision The Supreme Court of India dismissed the State of Haryana's appeal, upholding the High Court's judgment that unutilized land ("bachat land") contributed by proprietors during consolidation proceedings must revert to them, not vest with the Gram Panchayat. Key Findings The Court held that: - Land reserved for common purposes under consolidation schemes vests with the Gram Panchayat - Bachat land (land earmarked but not utilized for common purposes) remains the proprietors' property in proportion to their contributions - The 1992 Haryana amendment expanding "shamilat deh" definition does not alter this principle - Consistent precedent from 100+ High Court judgments supports this interpretation Constitutional Reasoning - Constitution Bench judgments (*Ajit Singh*, *Bhagat Ram*) distinguish between "acquisition by the State" (which requires compensation) and mere "modification of rights" (which does not) - Land reserved for Panchayat income violates Article 31-A's second proviso - The doctrine of *stare decisis* applies—longstanding judicial views cannot be disturbed without compelling reason This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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