Supreme Court backs government, upholds land takeback after 50-year legal battle.
The Supreme Court dismissed the appeals, ruling that the colonial-era land grants were validly rescinded for non-cultivation. The Court found no legal basis for the landowners’ claims of waiver, acquiescence, or mala fides in the government’s action.
Court:
Supreme Court of India
Case:
Civil Appeal No. 1479 of 2006 (and others) – Divyagnakumari Harisinh Parmar & Ors. vs. Union of India & Ors.
Date Of Judgement:
24.09.2025
Act:
Dadra and Nagar Haveli Land Reforms Regulation, 1971; Portuguese-era Organizacao Agraria (OA) of 1919.