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The Supreme Court travelled nearly 160 years back in history to study the colonial Portuguese Civil Code of 1867 to decide the true ownership of plots of land the foreign power parcelled out to Indian 'Alvara' (permit) holders for cultivation in Dadra and Nagar Haveli in 1923 and 1930. A three-judge Bench headed by Justice Surya Kant, in a judgment pronounced on Wednesday (September 24, 2025), made it a point to highlight that the land distributed by the Portuguese was of such poor quality even ...Read More >
New Delhi: After more than 70 years of independence, the Supreme Court of India brought closure to a Portuguese-era land dispute in Dadra and Nagar Haveli. The court upheld an April 30, 1974, order by the Collector of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, which rescinded possession rights over land granted to Indians by the former Portuguese government for cultivation. A bench comprising Justices Surya Kant, Dipankar Datta and N K Singh highlighted the striking reality that even after 78 years, courts are st ...Read More >
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