Gurmeeta v. Smadh Baba JAGROOP0 Dass
Case brief
What is this about?
Punjab & Haryana High Court (Amarinder Singh Grewal J., oral, 02.09.2025) dismisses RSA Nos.2476 & 2477 of 2000 and COCP No.484 of 2001: no substantial questions of law required in second appeal under Section 41 Punjab Courts Act 1918 (relying on Pankajakshi (2016) 6 SCC 157, Randhir Kaur (2019) 17 SCC 71, Gurbachan Singh); Mohatmim status of plaintiff No.2 established via jamabandi 1986-87 and DW-1 admission; defendant No.1's ba-waja-pishar possession held to be through the Mohatmim; khasra girdawari entries confer no exclusive possession; local commissioner's report ignored; concurrent findings upheld.
What did the court decide?
None to the appellants; the concurrent findings of both courts below are upheld and the regular second appeals dismissed, leaving the plaintiffs' decrees intact; the contempt petition is dismissed as such.