https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=276896 Land acquired by the Government under Rule 75A(3) of the Defence of India Rules was treated as "public property" under Section 2(ii)(e) of the Bihar Land Encroachment Act, because the phrase "or otherwise" was construed broadly and not confined to inter vivos transfers. On that basis, proceedings under the encroachment statute were maintainable. The acquisition rule was also read as effecting absolute vesting in the Government free from encumbrances, so the former owner retained no transferable title after acquisition. As a result, subsequent purchasers, including the bank and later transferees, acquired no right or title in the disputed land. en-us Thu, 22 Aug 1957 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 20 Nov 2018 10:48:29 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=276896 Land acquired by the Government under Rule 75A(3) of the Defence of India Rules was treated as "public property" under Section 2(ii)(e) of the Bihar Land Encroachment Act, because the phrase "or otherwise" was construed broadly and not confined to inter vivos transfers. On that basis, proceedings under the encroachment statute were maintainable. The acquisition rule was also read as effecting absolute vesting in the Government free from encumbrances, so the former owner retained no transferable title after acquisition. As a result, subsequent purchasers, including the bank and later transferees, acquired no right or title in the disputed land. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 22 Aug 1957 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=276896