HANSRAJ vs MEWALAL

The Supreme Court upheld the orders of the Settlement Officer Consolidation and Deputy Director of Consolidation under the U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1953, affirming that the appellant, as the original tenure holder of Plot No.677, was entitled to a chak adjacent to the pitch road. The Court noted that the respondents' objections under Section 21 were belated and that the allocation of chaks was appropriate given the possession of the parties. The High Court's decision to set aside these orders was reversed, reinforcing the legal principle that consolidation proceedings must respect original tenure rights and proper objections.