U.P. State Sugar Corporation Ltd vs Dy. Director Of Consolidation & Ors.

The Supreme Court addressed the dispute regarding Sirdari rights over plots in Meerut under the U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1953. The Court held that the lease executed in favor of Dewa Ram was invalid as it was based on a fictitious claim, and the earlier judgments by the Consolidation Officer and Settlement Officer were upheld. The Court emphasized that the plots in question did not vest in the State due to their use for the sugar mill's operations, thus affirming the rights of the appellant, a government-owned corporation, over the land.