U.P. Tenancy Act

The dispute concerned a 183‑bigha parcel of land in Haripur, Nainital, originally leased in 1924 under the Government Grants Act of 1895. The lease was allegedly transferred by a 1947 sale deed, but the deed’s nature—whether it conveyed title or merely lease‑hold rights—was contested. The respondents claimed ownership …

Jallo purchased the proprietary right of a Zamindari estate in 1933 and became the khudkhash-holder. She later inducted her husband Tunda as a tenant, who died in 1947‑48. After the enactment of the U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950, a dispute arose over who succeeded to the estate of either Tunda or …

The Lala Nanak Chand Trust leased a plot in Meerut to trustee Bateshwar Dayal for 30 years with a renewal clause. After the lease expired, the Trust sued for possession and obtained a decree; the lessee’s heirs later sought specific performance of the renewal clause, but their suit was dismissed as time‑barred. While t…