GRAM SABHA, BESAHANI vs RAM RAJ SINGH & ORS.

The Supreme Court held that the order of the Sub-Divisional Officer under Section 212A(6) of the U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950, was invalid as it did not direct payment of compensation, thus not attracting Section 212A(7). The Court ruled that a suit under Section 209 could be filed within six years of dispossession, which was upheld as timely. The case was remanded for further determination of undecided issues regarding Bhumidhari rights, while the finding on Sirdari rights was affirmed as a matter of fact.