1. Heading of the Judgment

Divyagnakumari Harisinh Parmar and others vs. Union of India and others
Citation: Civil Appeal No. 1479 of 2006, along with connected appeals, decided on September 24, 2025.
Court: Supreme Court of India
Coram: Justice Surya Kant, Justice Dipankar Datta, and Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh

2. Related Laws and Regulations

The judgment primarily interprets and applies the following legal frameworks:

• The Portuguese Colonial Laws:
  Organic Structure of the Lands of Nagar Haveli (Organizacao Agraria), 1919 (OA): This was the key regulation governing land grants (Alvaras) in the territory. Article 12 of the OA, which mandated cultivation conditions and allowed for rescission of grants for non-compliance, was the central provision in dispute.

• Indian Laws Post-Liberation:
  The Dadra and Nagar Haveli Land Reforms Regulation, 1971 (1971 Regulation): This regulation aimed to abolish the old Alvara system and confer occupancy rights on landholders.
  Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC): The judgment discusses the scope of the High Court's jurisdiction in a second appeal under Section 100 of the CPC.

3. Basic Judgment Details

• Appellants: Divyagnakumari Harisinh Parmar and other descendants of ori

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