In Brief
Amar Singh claimed asami (tenant farmer) and sirdari (proprietor) rights over agricultural plot No. 719 in Uttarakhand under the Zamindari Abolition Act, 1960, based on his name being recorded in revenue records. The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's dismissal of his claim, holding that although his name appeared in records, a competent officer's order during record operation directed its deletion on grounds the entry was surreptitiously made. The Court held that unauthorized entries by a revenue clerk cannot confer rights, and that entries made fraudulently can be attacked regardless of whether they appear on record.
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