P&H: Affirms Panchayat’s Title Over Shamlat Land but Dispossession Can Occur Only Through Due Process

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⚖️ Order Date: 15 May 2026
Headnotes
Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961, Ss.2(g)(vi), 2(g)(vii), 7 — Shamlat Deh — Earlier High Court judgment declaring the suit land to be shamlat deh vesting in the Gram Panchayat attained finality - Subsequent judgment did not overrule or mullify earlier declaration of titile rendered vide judgment but merely protect possession over contructed portion from summary ejectment proceeding u/s.7 of Act - Existing possession of assignees/purchasers claiming through the defendant remains protected only against

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P&H: Affirms Panchayat’s Title Over Shamlat Land but Dispossession Can Occur Only Through Due Process The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a Regular Second Appeal filed by the legal heirs of Puran Singh in a long-running dispute over shamlat land at Babiyal, Ambala, affirming a 1987 appellate decree that recognized the Gram Panchayat’s title while protecting only the built-up portion under existing houses. The case concerned land in Khasra No. 228 within the

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