Prudeta
Prudeta
2026 INSC 395
📌 Paras 2-9
The dispute concerns the change in land categorisation from Category-6 (barren/non-agricultural) to Category-5 (cultivable) in Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh, and the subsequent grant of pattas to the appellant. This reclassification was recommended by Lekhpal, Revenue Inspector, and Naib Tehsildar, and approved by the Tehsildar and Sub-Divisional Officer on 31.10.1992. The appellant was granted pattas and recorded in the khatauni. Later, during consolidation operations, the land was assigned valuation and chaks were carved out. Subsequently, proceedings were initiated to cancel the pattas, alleging the land was public utility land under Section 132 of the U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950, and thus ineligible for bhumidhari rights or a
The bench further analyzed the constitutional validity of the impugned provisions and discussed the interpretation of Articles 14 and 21 in light of recent precedents...
Citing the ratio in prior decisions, the court held that the legislative intent was to ensure...
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