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U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act | 'Batai Nisfi' Revenue Entries Without Final Fasli Year Confirmation Cannot Establish Adverse Possession or Sirdari Rights : Allahabad HC
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|Allahabad High Court

U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act | 'Batai Nisfi' Revenue Entries Without Final Fasli Year Confirmation Cannot Establish Adverse Possession or Sirdari Rights : Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has ruled that mere temporary revenue entries marked 'Batai Nisfi', especially when absent in the final fasli year, cannot satisfy the legal requirements for adverse possession or confer sirdari rights under the U.P.C.H. Act. This clarifies that genuine, continuous, and hostile possession must be proven beyond flawed or discontinued record entries, directly impacting land title disputes in consolidated areas of Uttar Pradesh.