Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Punjab Pre-emption Act Case — Invalid Consent Decree Due to Lack of Necessary Party. Citing the necessity of due process in property rights, the court ruled that the consent decree was void as the appellant was not a party to the proceedings....
The case involved an appeal concerning the interpretation of the Punjab Pre-emption Act, 1913, following a judgment by the High Court of Himachal Pradesh. The appellant, Lachhman Dass, contested a con...




