The Court set aside a 2007 Punjab and Haryana High Court judgment that had recognised private ownership claims over the land. The Court ruled that the rights of the Gram Panchayat subsequently stood transferred to the Municipal Corporation Gurugram after its constitution. In its 85-page judgment, the Court observed that land has become the "new gold", particularly in rapidly expanding urban areas such as Gurugram, making disputes over village common land increasingly contentious. During the hearing before the apex court, historical revenue records, including Jamabandis dating back to 1877, 1885 and 1905, were produced. As a result, the land retained its character as village common land and vested in the Gram Panchayat under Section 2(g)(1) of the Haryana Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961.