SADA KAUR Vs. BAKHTAWAR SINGH

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This appeal by certificate granted by the Punjab and Haryana High Court is from the judgment of a Full Bench of that Court answering the following question referred to it :

(2.) In Mara v. Nikko (1964) 7 SCR 430 : (AIR 1964 SC 1821) this Court observed that it is "well known" that "custom in the Punjab changes from District to District, Tehsil to Tehsil and pargana to pargana". The Judgment under appeal relies mainly on the riwaj-i-am of Ferozepur District complied in 1951 by M. M. L. Currie, Settlement Officer. The evidentiary value of the entries in the riwaj-i-am has been discussed in more than one decision of this Court. In salig Ram v. Mst. Maya Devi (1955) 1 SCR 1191 : (AIR 1955 SC. 266) it was held :

(3.) In Jai Kaur v. Sher Singh, (1960) 3 SCR 975 : (AIR 1960 SC 1118) this Court has said :