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Karnal court awards encroached land to govt medical college
Hindustan Times reports that a Karnal court has awarded ownership rights of five marlas of encroached government land to Kalpana Chawla Government Medical College and Hospital. Additional District and Sessions Judge Rajnish…
The Story in Brief
Hindustan Times reports that a Karnal court has awarded ownership rights of five marlas of encroached government land to Kalpana Chawla Government Medical College and Hospital. Additional District and Sessions Judge Rajnish Kumar Sharma dismissed the plaintiffs' civil suit with costs, setting aside a lower court's October 2021 judgment.
The court ruled that an entry in revenue records as a 'non-occupancy tenant' does not grant legal tenancy or ownership. It held that a permanent injunction cannot be given for unauthorised encroachment on public land. The court also upheld a 2014 amendment to the khasra girdawari, saying proper procedure and public notice were followed. The Haryana health department had appealed after the land was transferred to the medical college.
The Indian Opinion
This judgment rightly upholds the principle that revenue entries alone do not confer ownership over public land. Some narratives paint this as a simple anti-encroachment victory, but the plaintiffs claimed long-standing possession, a nuance often lost. The real test will be whether other state institutions now use this precedent to reclaim encroached land without due process, or whether the plaintiffs challenge this in a higher court.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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