LABANYA BALA DEVI AND ORS. vs STATE OF BIHAR PATNA SECRETARIAT, PATNA AND ORS,

The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the High Court affirming the dismissal of the appellant's suit for declaration of Raiyati rights over certain plots under the Bihar Land Reforms Act, 1950. The Court clarified that under Section 4 of the Act, once a notification is published declaring that estates have vested in the State, all interests of the proprietor or tenure holder cease, except those expressly saved by the Act. The Court found that the appellant's claim based on a settlement from the erstwhile zamindar was not valid post-vesting, leading to the dismissal of the appeal.