GAYA DIN (SINCE DECEASED) THRU.LRS vs HANUMAN PRASAD (DECEASED) THR.LRS..

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision to restore the Settlement Officer's order recognizing the khatas as joint Hindu family property under the U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1953. The Court found that the appellants' claims of individual ownership were not substantiated, and the evidence supported the respondents' assertion of co-sharership. The Court emphasized that tenancy rights must be determined according to the principles of joint family property rather than individual claims, affirming the High Court's quashing of the Deputy Director's order.