In Brief
This case concerns compensation for displaced persons under the Displaced Persons (Compensation & Rehabilitation) Act, 1954. The appellants challenged an order by the Chief Commissioner of Land Administration regarding compensation allocation. The Supreme Court held that land transferred to the State Government remains part of the compensation pool and must be used to settle displaced persons before being deployed for other State purposes. Once a displaced person files a valid claim, statutory time limits do not become a bar. The Court found no merit in the appellants' contentions and dismissed the appeal, upholding the lower order.">
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