Pakyong, Aug. 3 -- The Pakyong District Civil Court (Senior Division) Judge Urvashi Pradhan has dismissed a property claim in a case filed by Uday Kumar Pandey against Vijay Kumar Pandey and others, reinforcing the strict application of Sikkim's land laws. The verdict, delivered by Judge Urvashi Pradhan, completely rejected the plaintiff's claim to a share of property in Ranik Bazaar.

Uday Kumar Pandey, who claimed to be the nephew of the late Gopal Pandey, had sued for an equal share of a two-story wooden house, garden, and land. He argued that Gopal Pandey had purchased the property and that, as a legal heir, he and Vijay Kumar Pandey were entitled to the estate upon Gopal Pandey's death.

However, the court's judgment found this claim...