STATE OF H.P. vs CHANDER DEV — C.A. No. 5424/1998

Summary: State of H.P. v. Chander Dev (C.A. No. 5424/1998) On 12 February 2004, the Supreme Court allowed the State of Himachal Pradesh's appeal but set aside the High Court's judgment. The Court found the High Court erred by disposing of the second appeal without formulating substantial questions of law as mandatorily required under Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The case involved whether tenant proprietary rights under the Himachal Pradesh Tenancy Land Reforms Act, 1972 vested before a 1987 amendment could be taken away retroactively. The Court remitted the matter to the High Court to formulate substantial questions of law and redecide the second appeal on merits. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.