Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal by Landowners, Upholds Tenant Status Based on Oral Evidence Rebutting Revenue Record Presumption. The Court held that the presumption of truth under Section 45 of the Himachal Pradesh Land Revenue Act, 1954 was rebutted by consistent oral testimony of the defendant and witnesses establishing a landlord-tenant relationship through payment of galla batai for over 12 years.
1 Jan 2020The case involves a dispute between the plaintiffs (original owners of land) and the defendant (Shiv Ram) over the nature of the defendant's possessio...
