Reserved On: 25.2.2026 vs Of on 31 March, 2026
18. A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court (Himachal
Bench at Shimla) in Balak Ram v. Kanehya, 1968 Delhi Law
Times, Vol-IV, 384, held that the decision of the
Compensation Officer on the question whether the
applicant was a tenant was not conclusive so as to exclude
the jurisdiction of the Civil Court. It was also held that the
land owner can establish his right in a competent Civil
Court that the person claiming to be his tenant is not a
tenant.