Rajasthan Land Reforms and Resumption of Jagirs Act, 1952

The Supreme Court examined land measuring 29 Bighas and 17 Biswas that had been vested in the Government of Rajasthan under the Rajasthan Land Reforms and Resumption of Jagirs Act, 1952. The Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) had later issued acquisition notifications under the Rajasthan Land Acquisition Act, 1953 and …

The case concerned a dispute over the succession to the offices of Sajjadanashin (spiritual head) and Mutawalli (manager of secular property) of a Dargah originally granted by the ruler of Jaipur. The plaintiff, Faqruddin (deceased), claimed that he became the rightful Sajjadanashin and Mutawalli after being declared a…

The appellant, Deepa, was originally accepted as a tenant of a parcel of land that formed part of a former jagir. The respondent, Ram Chandra, sought her eviction under Section 177 of the Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955, but the suit was dismissed because the jagir had been abolished by the Rajasthan Land Reforms and Resum…

The case concerned a 19th‑century grant of six bighas of land in Jaipur as “Udak Jagir” to Swami Ram Ballabh, a disciple of the Ram Sanehi sect. The tenants of the present holder challenged the grant, arguing it was made to a religious institution or as a public trust, and sought exemption under the Rajasthan Land Refo…

The appellant, Thakur Narain Singh, sought compensation for the resumption of his father's jagir under the Rajasthan Land Reforms and Resumption of Jagirs Act, 1952. The key dispute was whether the jagir should be classified as a "settled" village, allowing compensation based on rent rates fixed in the 1953 settlement,…