In a significant legal ruling on village common property, the Supreme Court of India held that the revenue record entry makbuja malkan signifies joint possession of the proprietary body rather than individual cultivating possession, and land recorded as shamilat deh automatically vests in the Gram Panchayat under Section 2(g)(1) of the Haryana Common Lands (Regulation)
‘Makbuja Malkan’ Denotes Joint Possession, Not Individual Cultivating Possession; Land Remains Shamilat Deh Unless Partitioned Before 1950: Supreme Court
