BABU NOORUL HASAN KHAN vs RAM PRASAD SINGH & ORS.

The Supreme Court held that under the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950, specifically Sections 12 and 13, a Thekedar loses rights to land upon vesting unless exceptions apply. The Court affirmed that if the Thekedar was in personal cultivation of the land on the vesting date, they could be deemed hereditary tenants under Section 12(1). The Court upheld the High Court's decision that the Arbitrator's interpretation was correct, confirming the respondents as Sirdars of the disputed plots.