#Land Vesting

The Supreme Court upheld the 1955 mutation of Haiderpur land, holding that because the revenue record marks it shamilat deh, Section 2(g)(1) of the Punjab & Haryana Common Lands Act automatically vests it in the gram panchayat. The ruling overturns the High Court and confirms shamilat deh land as statutory common property, affecting owners, developers and local authorities in Haryana and Punjab.

The Himachal Pradesh High Court clarified that under Section 118(2) of the H.P. Tenancy Act, land vesting is not automatic upon failure to fully operationalize a project. Demonstratable steps like land development, construction of retaining walls, and bore-well digging suffice to prove 'put to use,' preventing arbitrary land resumption by the state.