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Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950

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DEO NARAYAN AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 10 OTHERS

Petitioner Deo Narayan and another filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the Additional District Magistrate, Finance and Revenue, Tehsil Naugarh, to decide a pending case (Case No. 1383 of 2025) filed under Section 198(4) of the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, …

MANOJ KUMARversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

Manoj Kumar filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the State of Uttar Pradesh to decide Reference Case No. 21 of 2026 concerning the classification of his land as non‑agricultural under Section 143 of the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 and the claim for …

FAHIM KHANversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 8 OTHERS

The petitioner, Fahim Khan, filed a public interest litigation seeking a court direction to enforce two orders dated 30 September 2023 and 30 September 2019, issued under Section 122B of the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 for eviction of encroachers and recovery of …

RAZIA @ DULARIAversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

The petitioner, Razia @ Dularia, claimed Panika Scheduled‑Tribe status by birth and sought to quash revenue orders that declared several of her land purchase deeds void. The revenue authority held the deeds void under Section 157‑B of the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950, …

NANHKI @ NAIMUNNISHAversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

The petitioner, Nanhki @ Naimunnisha, claimed Scheduled Tribe status and purchased agricultural land in Sonbhadra district, asserting that the sale deeds were valid and she remained in possession. The Deputy Collector declared the deeds void under Section 157‑B of the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari …

KARUNA PATI DUBEY AND 4 OTHERSversusSTATE OF UP AND 2 OTHERS

Petitioners Karuna Pati Dubey and others filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution seeking a mandamus directing the Sub‑Divisional Magistrate of Aurai, Bhadohi, to decide a pending restoration application filed under Section 209(h) of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006. The restoration …

NAVMI MAURYAversusSTATE OF U.P AND 4 OTHERS

The petitioner filed a public interest litigation seeking a court direction to preserve plots 378 and 380, recorded as Banjar, and to evict private allottees occupying them. The respondents argued that two orders under Section 123(1) of the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, …

BHAL CHANDRA AND 2 OTHERSversusTHE STATE OF U.P. AND 4 OTHERS

The petitioners, recorded tenure‑holders of plots 270, 271 and 272 in Rasulpur Mawaiya, Prayagraj, applied to the Settlement Officer under Section 5(1)(c) of the Uttar Pradesh Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1953 for permission to construct a house. The officer rejected the application, stating that …

SUKHVEER SINGHversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 4 OTHERS

The petitioner, Sukhveer Singh, filed a public interest litigation seeking a writ of mandamus to compel the State of Uttar Pradesh and others to remove an illegal encroachment on public utility land (Khasra No.100) and to enforce an eviction and damages order dated 16 November 2015 against …

MAHESH CHAND (DEAD) THROUGH LR(S)versusBRIJESH KUMAR & ORS.

2025 INSC 1005Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant, a landlord, sued the tenants for possession and arrears of rent after they defaulted on a tenancy agreement dated 31 July 1970 for a parcel of land used to set up a petrol pump, a non‑agricultural purpose. The trial court dismissed the tenants' jurisdictional challenge and decreed in …

STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ANR.versusSURESH CHANDRA TEWARI & ORS.

[2024] 12 S.C.R. 708Appeal(s) allowed

The respondents claimed that a 1967 family settlement had demarcated separate shares of land among family members, so the land could not be treated as the holding of a single tenure‑holder for purposes of the Uttar Pradesh Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1960. The Prescribed Authority …

ASMA LATEEF & ANRversusSHABBIR AHMAD & ORS

2024 INSC 36Dismissed

The appellants filed a suit for permanent injunction over a property, alleging an oral gift, while the defendants contested the suit's maintainability under the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act. The trial court, ignoring the written statement of one defendant and the pending …

JITENDRA SINGHversusMINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT & ORS.

2019 INSC 1280Appeal(s) allowed

Jitendra Singh, a resident of village Saini, challenged the allotment of two village ponds (recorded as ‘pokhar’ in revenue records) to private industrialist Sharp Enterprises by the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA). The ponds had been leased to Sharp in 2012, but GNIDA relied …

SITA RAM (DEAD) THROUGH LRS.versusBHARAT SINGH (DEAD) THROUGH LRS & ORS.

2019 INSC 1036Dismissed

The appellants, heirs of the original tenure holders of Plot No. 2902, challenged the validity of a 1973 sale deed that transferred the plot to the respondents and a subsequent 1974 exchange deed that was executed without the permission of the Assistant Collector required under Section 161 of the …

RAKESH & ORS.versusBOARD OF REVENUE U.P. & ORS. ETC.

2019 INSC 336Case Partly allowed

Pursottam, a Sirdar, deposited twenty times the land revenue and applied for Bhumidhari rights for three plots, subsequently executing a sale deed. His applications for two plots were rejected and a revision petition was pending when the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms (Amendment) …

PRAVESH KUMAR SACHDEVAversusSTATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ORS.

2018 INSC 812Appeal(s) allowed

The private respondents, owners of a plot of land attached to satisfy labour court dues, had the land auctioned; Pravesh Kumar Sachdeva was the highest bidder. Under Rule 285‑I of the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Rules, objections to the auction could be filed within thirty …

POWER MACHINES INDIA LIMITEDversusSTATE OF MADHYA PRADESH & ORS.

2017 INSC 355Dismissed

Power Machines India Ltd obtained an arbitral award under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 directing it to pay a sum to Lakshmi Engineering Industries. The State of Madhya Pradesh, invoking Rule 5 of the Madhya Pradesh MSME Facilitation Council Rules, 2006, sought …

RAMGARH FARMS AND INDUSTRIES LTD.versusSTATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS

2015 INSC 340Dismissed

Ramgarh Farms and Industries Ltd. held land under a lease dated 25 January 1951, which was later deemed invalid as a tenure holder under the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950. The Uttar Pradesh Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1960 initially declared 5,446 acres …

AMAR NATHversusKEWLA DEVI &ANR.

2014 INSC 304Appeal(s) allowed

Amar Nath filed a suit for possession of agricultural land, alleging that the order of the Consolidation Officer dated 14‑02‑1970 was obtained by fraud and that he was entitled to a half‑share as the son of Vaij Nath. The trial court dismissed the suit, holding it barred by the Uttar Pradesh …

HORILversusKESHAV & ANR.

2012 INSC 46Appeal(s) allowed

Horil filed a civil suit in the Munsif Court seeking a declaration that a decree passed by the Assistant Collector, a revenue officer, under the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition & Land Reforms Act was fraudulent because it was based on a forged compromise petition. The respondents contended that …

M/S. SUPER CASSETTES INDUSTRIES LIMITEDversusSTATE OF U.P. & ANR.

2009 INSC 1149Appeal(s) allowed

The Prescribed Authority under the Uttar Pradesh Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1960 issued a notice under Section 9(2) requiring Super Cassettes Industries Ltd to submit details of its land holdings. The company objected, claiming the land was non‑agricultural and the notice was …

STATE OF U.P. (NOW UTTARAKHAND)versusRABINDRA SINGH

2009 INSC 623Dismissed

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 …

MADAN MOHAN MISHRAversusCHANRIKA PANDEY (DEAD) BY LRS.

2009 INSC 202Dismissed

The appellant, Madan Mohan Mishra, filed a suit in 1994 seeking to set aside a deed of gift concerning agricultural lands, alleging the deed was void. Earlier, a suit filed in 1969 concerning the same lands was abated by an order dated 17 July 1973 under the Uttar Pradesh Consolidation of Holdings …

AJAB SINGH & ORS.versusANTRAM AND ORS.

2009 INSC 99Dismissed

The case arose from a consolidation proceeding under the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950, where orders passed in 1981‑82 were challenged by two respondents who were minors at the time. They filed a revision application in 1993 before the Deputy Director Consolidation, …

STATE OF U.P. & ORS.versusM/S. SWADESHI POLYTEX LTD. & ORS.

2008 INSC 732Dismissed

Swadeshi Polytex Ltd., a sick company unable to pay employee wages, was subjected to attachment and auction of its property under the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950. The company challenged the sale, arguing that the sale proclamation and auction notice were not served …

MAHANT DOOJ DAS (DEAD) THROUGH LR.versusUDASIN PANCHAYATI BARA AKHARA & ANR.

2008 INSC 569Case Allowed

The plaintiff, Mahant Dooj Das (deceased) through legal representatives, sued to declare title and cancel a sale deed concerning lands he claimed as heir and successor of Mahant Tahal Dass. The defendants argued that the lands were agricultural areas demarcated under the Uttar Pradesh Urban Areas …

KEDAR NATH DUBEY (D) BY LRS. AND ORS.versusSHEO NARAIN DUBEY (D) BY LRS. AND ORS.

2005 INSC 278Disposed off

The appellant, Kedar Nath Dubey, was the successful bidder at an auction of land under the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950, after the respondent, Sheo Narain Dubey, defaulted on a loan. The auction sale was confirmed by the Sub‑Divisional Magistrate (SDM). The respondent …

NARENDER SINGHversusJAI BHAGWAN AND ORS.

2004 INSC 705Dismissed

The father, a tenure‑holder, executed a sale agreement for agricultural lands that were part of a consolidation proceeding and were recorded solely in his name. The plaintiff sued for specific performance, while the father (deceased) and his sons argued that the father could not sell the entire land …

U.P. STATE SUGAR CORPORATION AND ANR.versusM/S. MAHALCHAND M. MOTHARI AND ORS.

2004 INSC 626Dismissed

M/s Mahalchand M. Mothari filed two suits in 1982 seeking damages for non‑supply of sugar that it had ordered from the statutory receiver managing Maheshwari Khetan Sugar Mill. The receiver, appointed by the Collector under the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950, entered …

VIRENDRA NATH THR. P.A. HOLDER R.R. GUPTAversusMOHD. JAMIL AND ORS.

2004 INSC 396Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant, the original recorded owners of certain lands in Uttar Pradesh, challenged the recording of Jan Mohammad as Sirdar under section 210 of the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950, on the basis of his alleged adverse possession. The Consolidation Officer had …

VINOD KUMARversusTHE COMMISSIONER AND ORS.

2004 INSC 318Dismissed

The Supreme Court examined whether the 23 November 1989 judgment, which granted title and possession of 64 bighas of land to respondents Vinod Kumar and others, constituted a decree that made them tenure‑holders under the Uttar Pradesh Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1960. The State of …

NAWAB SYED MURTAZA ALI KHAN (DEAD) BY LRS.versusPRESCRIBED AUTHORITY, RAMPUR AND ORS.

2003 INSC 397Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant, the legal heirs of the late Nawab of Rampur, claimed that 1,073 acres of agricultural land listed as his private property in the 1949 Merger Agreement and subsequent letters were exempt from the Uttar Pradesh Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act. The State's Prescribed Authority …

KAILASH NATH AGRAWAL AND ORS.versusPRADESHYA INDST. & INV. CORP. OF U.P. AND ANR.

2003 INSC 87Leave Granted & Dismissed

The Pradeshiya Industrial & Investment Corp. of U.P. (PICUP) advanced a loan to Shefali Papers Ltd., secured by mortgage and guarantee bonds executed by Kailash Nath Agrawal and others. After the company was declared sick under the Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act, 1985 (SICA), …

CHANDRIKA PRASADversusPULLO (DEAD) BY LRS. AND ORS.

2000 INSC 205Dismissed

The appellant, Chandrika Prasad, claimed adhivasi rights over two agricultural plots on the basis that his father, Ram Harakh, was a sub‑tenant of a mortgagee and thus entitled to protection under Section 20 of the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition & Land Reforms Act, 1950. The respondents, who had …

SMT. GULAB DEVIversusTHE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF CONSOLIDATION AND ORS.

1996 INSC 1295Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant, Gulab Devi, succeeded to her father's tenancy under Section 35 of the Uttar Pradesh Tenancy Act, 1939, along with her sister Ram Kumari. After the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 came into force, Ram Kumari died unmarried while Gulab Devi was already …

STATE OF UTTAR PRADESHversusTHE DISTRICT JUDGE AND ORS.

1996 INSC 1186Appeal(s) allowed

The State of Uttar Pradesh challenged a decision that excluded lands covered by agreements to sell, but not yet transferred by sale deed, from the holding of a tenure‑holder for purposes of the Uttar Pradesh Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1960. The tenure‑holder argued that having …

RAM AVTAR AND ORS.versusRAM DHANI AND ORS

1996 INSC 1120Dismissed

The widow Smt. Phoola was allotted land in 1932 as part of a family compromise for her maintenance and her name was entered in revenue records. She later sold the land in 1956 to the respondents, but other members of the Hindu Undivided Family challenged the sale, claiming she only held a limited …

SH. RAGHUBIR SINGH AND ORS.versusSTATE OF U.P. AND ORS.

1996 INSC 542Dismissed

The third respondent, a tenure‑holder of agricultural land in Uttar Pradesh, transferred 64 bighas each to the appellants in 1974. The prescribed authority declared those transfers void under Section 5(8) of the U.P. Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1960, and ordered the surplus land to …

SMT. VIRAJ KUNWAR AND ORS.versusII ADDL. DISTT. JUDGE AND ORS.

1995 INSC 838Dismissed

The husband, a tenure‑holder under the Uttar Pradesh Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, surrendered surplus agricultural land. His wife, who had been judicially separated from him since 1973, claimed that she and their minor children should be treated as a separate holding, allowing her to …

MUSTAQ ALI KHAN (DEAD) BY LRS.versusDEPUTY DIRECTOR OF CONSOLIDATION AND ORS.

1995 INSC 816Disposed off

The appellant, Mustaq Ali Khan (deceased) by his legal representatives, claimed Asami rights over 40.99 acres in Uttar Pradesh after succeeding his disabled son, who had sub‑leased the land to several respondents. The respondents, who had cultivated the land for more than 45 years, asserted Adhivasi …

M/S. GANGESHWAR LTD.versusSTATE OF U.P. AND ORS.

1995 INSC 582Dismissed

Gangeshwar Ltd., a sugar mill in Uttar Pradesh, purchased 31 bighas of agricultural land in 1971 before the amendment to the U.P. Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1960. After the amendment became effective in 1973, the mill sought exemption of the land from ceiling calculations by …

SURAJ MAL AND ANOTHERversusRAM SINGH AND OTHERS

1986 INSC 163Dismissed

Suraj Mal and another (appellants) claimed title to a Zamindari parcel sold by Sona Devi, arguing that the sale deed gave them a valid interest. The respondents, Sona Devi's minor sons, sued for declaration that their mother only had a life interest and that the sale was void, seeking possession. …

MAHARAJA KUMAR SOMENDRA CHAND NANDYversusTHE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH

1985 INSC 154Dismissed

The appellant, a descendant of Dewan Krishna Kant Nandy, claimed Jagirdari rights over 41 villages granted in 1785 for the purpose of defraying expenses of deity worship, and also held zamindari rights acquired later. When the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 came into …

RAM NARAYAN AGARWAL ETC ETC.versusSTATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & OTHERS

1983 INSC 101Case Partly allowed

The petitioners, who had defaulted on Uttar Pradesh sales tax, were subject to arrest and detention under the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950, as a method of recovering arrears treated as land revenue. They challenged the constitutionality of this process, alleging …

RICHPAL SINGH & ANR.versusDESH RAJ SINGH & ORS.

1981 INSC 149Appeal(s) allowed

The case concerned agricultural lands in Bulandshahr district where Smt. Ram Kali, a disabled land‑holder, leased the plots to Uttam Singh and Murli Singh in 1945. After her death, her brother Dan Sahai, also a disabled person, succeeded her interest and the lessees continued as year‑to‑year …

KARBALAI BEGUMversusMOHD. SAYEED AND ANR.

1980 INSC 194Appeal(s) allowed

Karbalai Begum, a widow, claimed joint possession of two plots of land that she and her late husband's cousins (Mohd. Bashir and Mohd. Rasheed) owned as co‑sharers after the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition Act. She alleged that the defendants, who managed the land while she lived in Lucknow, …

RAGHUNANDAN SINGH & ORS.versusBRIJ MOHAN SINGH & ORS.

1980 INSC 28Appeal(s) allowed

The appellants, former zamindars, had granted two Thekas (leases) to the respondents in 1933 and 1943, permitting the lease‑holders to remain in possession, sublet, and collect government revenue. The dispute centered on whether the respondents qualified as hereditary tenants under Section 12 of the …

BABU NOORUL HASAN KHANversusRAM PRASAD SINGH & ORS.

1979 INSC 213Dismissed

The ex‑Zamindars of a village claimed that lands given on Theka to the respondents in 1948 became their exclusive Sir and Khudkasht and should be recorded as Bhoomidars after the Zamindari vested under the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950. The respondents contended that …