In Brief
After the death of landowner Teja Singh, the Supervisor Qanoongo substituted his widow's name in the possession record. His sons objected, claiming they were in possession. The Settlement Officer agreed with the sons, but the High Court deleted both parties' entries from revenue records, holding that the Supervisor had made the substitution without proper notice. The Supreme Court set aside this deletion, holding it erred to remove both entries when the real dispute was about who actually possessed the land. The Court remanded the matter for the Supervisor to hear both sides and determine actual possession before making an entry.
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