https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279845 Section 71A of the Chota Nagpur Tenancy Act gives a protective power to restore land to Scheduled Tribe members where transfer was unlawful or fraudulent, but the phrase "at any time" does not permit indefinite or arbitrary use. The power is not governed by the Limitation Act, yet it must be exercised within a reasonable time, especially where third-party rights have arisen. The Court also noted that section 46, which came into force in 1948, could not be applied retrospectively to a 1938 surrender and settlement. The restoration order was therefore unsustainable because the power was invoked after an unreasonable delay and against a transaction beyond the provision's temporal reach. en-us Fri, 10 Sep 2004 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 08 Apr 2019 15:19:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279845 Section 71A of the Chota Nagpur Tenancy Act gives a protective power to restore land to Scheduled Tribe members where transfer was unlawful or fraudulent, but the phrase "at any time" does not permit indefinite or arbitrary use. The power is not governed by the Limitation Act, yet it must be exercised within a reasonable time, especially where third-party rights have arisen. The Court also noted that section 46, which came into force in 1948, could not be applied retrospectively to a 1938 surrender and settlement. The restoration order was therefore unsustainable because the power was invoked after an unreasonable delay and against a transaction beyond the provision's temporal reach. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 10 Sep 2004 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279845