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Tuesday, April 13, 2010

PUNJAB OCCUPANCY TENANTS ACT

Occupancy Right--Possession--Relinquishment deed--Reliance on--Plaintiff claiming himself to be in possession for more than 50 years--In earlier suit filed by plaintiff in 1986 alleging his possession to be for more than 20 years over suit land as tenant--In that suit he did not claim occupancy rights and consequential ownership over suit land--Finding of fact that plaintiff is no longer in possession of suit land since 9.8.1988 when he had relinquished possession in favour of defendant no. 1 to 4--Claim of plaintiff rightly declined.; Jai Lal v. Jagbir & Ors.; 2010(1) Law Herald (P&H) 617
Occupancy Rights--Relinquishment deed--Plaintiff not in possession of suit land since 9.8.1988 when he relinquished possession in favour of defendant no.1 to 4--Claim of plaintiff that he acquired occupancy right since he is in possession for more than 50 years declined--In earlier suit he never claimed such rights but alleging his possession for more than 20 years as tenant. ; Jai Lal v. Jagbir & Ors.; 2010(1) Law Herald (P&H) 617