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The Karnataka High Court ruled that a Land Tribunal lacks jurisdiction to grant occupancy rights exceeding the extent claimed in Form No.7 unless amended before final adjudication. This decision underscores the procedural rigidity in tenancy disputes, binding parties to their initial claims under the Act.
Bombay High Court balances development exigencies with natural justice by granting a four-week relocation period to the Indian Airport Employees Union while expressly preserving their right to pursue substantive relief in the trial court. The ruling underscores that interim orders cannot extinguish substantive legal claims under property and service law.
Punjab and Haryana High Court holds that mortgagees are excluded from the definition of 'tenant' under the Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887, rendering claims to occupancy rights through them legally untenable.
Punjab and Haryana High Court clarifies that occupancy rights under Punjab Tenancy Act require proof of 30-year continuous possession, rent within land revenue limits, and strict evidence of custom or implied promise.