Supreme Court Overturns 14-Year-Old Verdict on ₹400 Crore Jaipur Land Dispute

• Supreme Court refused to accept a lower court's 2011 decision on a ₹400 crore land in Jaipur's Hathroi village.
• The dispute involves prime land in Jaipur, claimed by JDA as 'Sivay Chak' (government barren land) and by the erstwhile royal family as private property.
• JDA states the land was never listed as royal family's private property in the 1949 merger agreement.
• The royal family claims the land is their private property, recognized under the 1949 agreement, and won a trial court ruling in 2011.
• Supreme Court directed the Rajasthan High Court to hear JDA's appeal on its merits within four weeks, imposing a ₹50,000 penalty on JDA for delay.

Why It Matters: Supreme Court reopens a major ₹400 crore land dispute in Jaipur, directing a fresh hearing on merits.