SMT. KALAWATI versus BISHESHWAR

SMT. KALAWATI versus BISHESHWAR

Section 23(1)(b) of the U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1951 did not render the sale in favour of the appellant void, but merely barred its recognition for purposes of the Act until deletion of the clause; the appellant became entitled to maintain the suit in her own right after the statutory bar was removed, and the withdrawal of the Kapurthala Estate as plaintiff did not affect maintainability of the suit.

Parties
Appellant: SMT. KALAWATI; Respondent: BISHESHWAR
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
17 August 1967
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Appeal From Judgment and Decree Dated April 2, 1963 of the Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench in Special Appeal No. 30 of 1962
Outcome
Appeal allowed
Legal Topics
Recognition of Transfers, Effect of Retrospective and Prospective Amendments, Zamindari Abolition, Rights of Intermediaries, Compensation and Rehabilitation Grant
Land Law Tenancy Statutory Interpretation Recognition of Transfers Effect of Retrospective and Prospective Amendments Zamindari Abolition Rights of Intermediaries Compensation and Rehabilitation Grant

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Parties

SMT. KALAWATI

Appellant

BISHESHWAR

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Appeal From Judgment and Decree Dated April 2, 1963 of the Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench in Special Appeal No. 30 of 1962

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the sale in favour of the appellant after July 7, 1949, but before the commencement of the Act is void or not under section 23(1)(b) of the U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1951?
  2. 2 Whether the deletion of section 23(1)(b) by subsequent Amendment Acts (XX of 1954 and XVIII of 1956) operates prospectively or retrospectively, and what is its effect on rights of transferees?
  3. 3 Whether the withdrawal of the original transferor from the suit affected the maintainability of the suit by the appellant?

Ratio Decidendi

Section 23(1)(b) of the U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1951 did not render the sale in favour of the appellant void, but merely barred its recognition for purposes of the Act until deletion of the clause; the appellant became entitled to maintain the suit in her own right after the statutory bar was removed, and the withdrawal of the Kapurthala Estate as plaintiff did not affect maintainability of the suit.

Court Disposition

Appeal allowed

Orders

  • Judgment and decree of the Division Bench of the High Court set aside
  • Suit restored to the Trial Court