United Provinces Tenancy Act, 1939

The appellant, a descendant of former zamindars, claimed possession of about five acres of land since 1930. The State Government, on behalf of the Union of India, filed a suit under Section 180 of the United Provinces Tenancy Act, 1939, for recovery of possession and damages, which was later dismissed for default. Duri…

The State of Uttar Pradesh (now Uttarakhand) appealed against a High Court order that had allowed the writ petition of Rabindra Singh, who occupied a 4.10‑bigha plot of agricultural land. The central question was whether land covered by Section 3(14) of the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 f…

The case concerned a suit filed by Hari Shanker, a land holder under the United Provinces Tenancy Act, 1939, against his tenant Habib for sub‑letting the land to Ida for a period exceeding five years, contrary to Section 40 of the Act. The suit, instituted under Section 171, was decreed in favour of Hari Shanker, but t…

The plaintiff, a land proprietor, sued the defendant, a sub-tenant, for ejectment after the original tenants surrendered their interests, causing the sub-tenant's interest to terminate. The defendant argued that his sub‑tenancy survived the tenants' surrender and that the suit should be filed under s.175, which was sta…

The case concerned a tenancy holding that devolved to Smt. Sukhia, the widow of Chain Sukh, under Section 35 of the United Provinces Tenancy Act, 1939. After Chain Sukh’s death, Smt. Sukhia remarried Gopal Singh in a customary “Karwa” ceremony and had a son, Chander Pal. The appellant, Smt. Mainia, sister of Chain Sukh…

The case concerned whether a widow, classified as a disabled person under Section 157 of the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, could be treated as a "land‑holder" under Section 21(1)(h) and thereby render her tenants Asamis. The widow, Smt. Khema Kunwar, had executed a thekanama in 1939 in favour …