Sheo Nand & Ors. C vs The Deputy Director Of Consolidation ...

The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Deputy Director of Consolidation under Section 48 of the U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1953, affirming that the appellants' claim for Sirdari rights by adverse possession was valid only for one plot in village Jethupur, while their claims for other plots were dismissed. The Court emphasized that the Gaon Sabha was entitled to the property of Jethu, who had died a civil death, as per the provisions of Section 11-C introduced by U.P. Act No.XXXV of 1974, which mandates recording property in the name of the Gaon Sabha even without objections. The Court concluded that the Deputy Director acted within his statutory duty to vest the property in the Gaon Sabha due to the absence of lawful claimants.