Sultan Singh (Dead) Thru. Lrs vs The Financial Commissioner Govt. Of Nct ...

Sultan Singh (Dead) Thru. Lrs vs The Financial Commissioner Govt. Of Nct ... on 9 October, 2026 2026 INSC 1107 REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO. 9146 OF 2012 SULTAN SINGH (DEAD) THROUGH LRS AND OTHERS … APPELLANT(S) VERSUS THE FINANCIAL COMMISSIONER GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI AND OTHERS … RESPONDENT(S) JUDGMENT S.V.N. BHATTI, J. 1. The Civil Appeal arises from the Judgment dated 09.08.2012 in LPA No. 92 of 2005, passed by the High Court of Delhi at New Delhi. The Civil Appeal examines and interprets the scope, extent and operation of Section 51(2) of the Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954 (“Act, 1954”). For brevity and to understand the inter se relationship, the parties’ genealogy is set out below. Signature Not Verified Digitally signed by SNEHA DAS Date: 2026.10.09 16:32:34 IST Reason: 1 2. The subject matter of the Appeal is Khata No. 273/222, admeasuring approximately 45 bighas in Bhawana Village, Delhi. The earliest propositus, or common ancestor, is the late Hardayal, who had three sons: Khushi Ram, Tulsi Ram, and Naval Kishore. Mauji Ram is the son of Harnad and the grandson of Naval Kishore. Mauji Ram married Khajano, and they had a son, Ram Chander. Mauji Ram died, leaving his wife, Khajano, and son, Ram Chander. Bal Kishan and Baldeo are Tulsi Ram's grandsons and Khurdiya's sons. In 1937, Ram Chander died, leaving Khajano as the sole surviving representative of Mauji Ram's estate and his son. After the deaths of her husband and son, Khajano contracted Karwa (re-marriage) with another son of Khurdiya, i.e., Bal Kishan. At the time of Khajano’s marriage to Bal Kishan, the latter had three sons with his first wife, namely Subbe, Hoshiyare, and Muktiyare. K…