NATHU PRASAD vs RANCHHOD PRASAD & ORS.

The Supreme Court held that individuals inducted as sub-lessees in violation of Section 73 of the Revenue Administration and Ryotwari Land Revenue and Tenancy Act, 1950, do not acquire occupancy rights under Section 185(1)(ii)(b) of the Madhya Pradesh Land Revenue Code, 1959. The Court clarified that a sub-lessee deemed a trespasser under Section 78 of the 1950 Act cannot claim rights as an occupancy tenant. The judgment of the Madhya Pradesh High Court was overturned, affirming that such sub-lessees lack legal standing to assert occupancy rights.