KALI PRASAD & ORS. vs DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF CONSOLIDATION & ORS.

The Supreme Court examined the rights of the appellants under the U.P. Zamindari Abolition & Land Reforms Act, 1950, specifically Sections 3, 16, 19, and 209. The Court held that the appellants, having been in continuous possession of the plots and not having been ejected within the limitation period, acquired Sirdari rights despite being initially classified as asamis. The judgment of the High Court was set aside, affirming the appellants' rights to the land in question.