SMT. GORABAI vs UMMED SINGH (DIED) .

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether a landlord can reclaim possession of Khudkasht lands after the expiry of a lease under the Madhya Bharat Zamindari Abolition Act, 1951. The Court held that under Section 4(2) of the Act, a proprietor is entitled to retain possession of Khudkasht lands recorded prior to the date of vesting, despite the abolition of proprietary rights under Section 3. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the lower courts' decisions that the landlord could not reclaim possession as the defendants were deemed tenants of the government post-vesting.