Bringing closure to a dispute that has stretched across generations, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by the Faridabad Municipal Corporation and upheld the land ownership rights of Suresh Kumar, a successor to the original claimant in the case.

The judgment, delivered on Monday by Justice Alka Sarin, pertains to the litigation over a parcel of land which wound its way through multiple courts for over three decades.

The case concerns 149 kanals and 19 marlas of land in Lakkarpur village, Faridabad. The land was originally held by Ram Chand and Har Chand, sons of Wazir, who claimed possession long before 1950. In 1986, Ram Chand sold a portion of this land—16 kanals—to Suresh Kumar through two registered sale deeds, also handing over possession. The dispute a

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