DEVINDER SINGH vs STATE OF HARYANA — C.A. No. 4552/2000

Summary of C.A. No. 004552/2000 (Devinder Singh v. State of Haryana) The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, upholding that civil courts lack jurisdiction to challenge land ceiling surplus declarations. The Court held that Section 26 of the Haryana Ceiling on Land Holding Act, 1972 bars civil courts from deciding matters requiring settlement by revenue authorities, and Section 18 provides adequate remedies under the Act itself. Since appellants failed to utilize prescribed statutory remedies and filed suit nine years after the surplus declaration order, the jurisdiction exclusion was properly applied. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.