#Section 132 U.P. Zamindari Abolition Act

The Supreme Court has ruled that Sub-Divisional Officers lack statutory authority under Section 132 to reclassify public utility land-such as roads, water bodies, or non-agricultural sites-from Category-6 to cultivable Category-5. Pattas granted on such reclassified land are void ab initio, invalidating decades of revenue records and exposing thousands of landholders to title challenges across Uttar Pradesh.