By S. 4 on the companymencement of the Act all estates situate in Uttar Pradesh stood transferred to and vested in the State free from all encumbrances.
Sanwari died in 1954.
The suit was dismissed by the Trial Court, and the decree was companyfirmed in appeal by the Additional Civil Judge, Deoria.
Appeal by special leave from the judgment and order dated December 10, 1963 of the Allahabad High Court in Second Appeal No.
Against the decree of the High Court companyfirming the decree of the District Court, the plaintiffs have appealed to this Court.
458 of 1965.
The U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act 1 of 1951 was primarily intended to abolish the rights of intermediaries and to define the interest of various classes of holders in possession of agricultural lands who since the extinction of the rights of intermediaries had direct relation with the State.
With the companying into force on July 1, 1952, of the P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act 1 of 1951, Sanwari acquired the status of a bhumidhar in respect of those sir and khudkasht lands.
1315 of 1958.
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Civil Appeal No.
On December 18, 1952, Sanwari made a gift of the bhumidhari lands in favour of respondents 1 2.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by Shah J. One Raj Kishore was possessed of sir and khudkasht lands, which on his death in 1923 devolved upon his widow Sanwari.
K. Ramamurthi, Shyamala Pappu and Vineet Kumar, for respondents Nos.
Claiming to be the nearest reversioners to the estate of Raj Kishore, the appellants companymenced an action in the Court of Munsif, Deoria, for a declaration of their title to the lands gifted by Sanwari, and for a decree for possession of those lands on the 7 68 plea, inter alia, that holding only a Hindu widows estate in the bhumidhari lands Sanwari was incompetent to create an interest by gift which was to enure beyond her lifetime.
1 and 2.
P. Goyal and Sobhag Mal Jain, for the appellants.
