Today fourth generation petitioners are arguing a66-year-old case over land ownership. In 1947, right before India declared itsindependence as a country, Biseshwar Singh filed suit against Har Govind Rai.The dispute arose over a plot of land that both families claim to own. Singhstates that his family has spent over 2 million rupees over the 66 years inthis legal battle. The land in dispute is worth only 15,000 rupees. However, nowthe families claim the dispute involves honor and status in the community. Thereare millions of pending cases in the India district courts. Moreover, there isa problem with judge vacancies. Lawyers from both sides speculate that thesolution will have to come from a settlement agreement that does not seemlikely.
See Panta Bihar, India Bihar Families Fight for 66 Years Over a Plot of Land, BBC News India , May 27, 2013.
