In Brief
This appeal concerns disputed land at Village Aur, Jalandhar, which belonged to evacuees before Partition in 1947 and vested in the Custodian under evacuee property laws. The Central Government later acquired and sold the land to Dharam Singh as a displaced person. The Punjab Wakf Board, claiming the land was wakf property, challenged the sale through multiple proceedings over 30 years but exhausted available remedies without success. The High Court upheld the sale. On appeal, the Court dismissed the Wakf Board's claim, holding that automatic vesting under the 1950 Act was final and the Board's failure to pursue timely statutory remedies barred later challenges.
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