DEOKINANDAN vs SURAJPAL .

The Supreme Court held that the jurisdiction of civil courts is barred under Section 331 of the U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1951, as established in Chandrika Misir & Anr. vs. Bhaiya Lal [1974 (1) SCR 290]. The Court found that the civil court lacked jurisdiction to entertain the suit concerning land governed by the Act, leading to the dismissal of the appeal regarding the 0.7 acres of land purchased by the appellant. The Court affirmed that the suit must be filed in a Special Court created under the Act, and thus the appeal was allowed with no costs awarded.