BABU NOORUL HASAN KHAN versus RAM PRASAD SINGH & ORS.

BABU NOORUL HASAN KHAN versus RAM PRASAD SINGH & ORS.

The Arbitrator correctly found that the theka was made with a view to the Thekedars' personal cultivation, bringing the case under Section 12, making the respondents hereditary tenants (Sirdars). The High Court was justified in upholding the Arbitrator's award.

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Parties
Appellant: Babu Noorul Hasan Khan; Respondent: Ram Prasad Singh
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
18 October 1979
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Supreme Court Appeal by Special Leave
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Zamindari Abolition, Thekedar Rights, Hereditary Tenancy, Interpretation of Sections 12 and 13
Land Law Zamindari Abolition Thekedar Rights Hereditary Tenancy Interpretation of Sections 12 and 13

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Parties

Babu Noorul Hasan Khan

Appellant

Ram Prasad Singh

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Supreme Court Appeal by Special Leave

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether Bhagwati Singh and others have been rightly held to be the Sirdars of the plots in question or whether the ex-landlords had become the bhumidars under the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950

Ratio Decidendi

The Arbitrator correctly found that the theka was made with a view to the Thekedars' personal cultivation, bringing the case under Section 12, making the respondents hereditary tenants (Sirdars). The High Court was justified in upholding the Arbitrator's award.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed
  • No order as to costs