Friday 26 February 2016

Importance of khasra pahani - Discussed by the Hon'ble Apex Court

REPORTABLE
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CIVIL APPEAL NO. 325-326 OF 2015
[Arising out of Special Leave Petition (Civil) Nos.5029-5030 of 2011]
Jt. Collector Ranga Reddy Dist. &
Anr. Etc. .. Appellants
-vs-
D. Narsing Rao & Ors. Etc. Etc. .. Respondents
With
CIVIL APPEAL NO. 327 OF 2015
[Arising out of Special Leave Petition (Civil) No.5031 of 2011]
The Chairman,
Joint Action Committee of Employees
Teachers and Workers A.P. .. Appellant
-vs-
D. Narsing Rao & Ors. etc. etc ..
Respondents



‘Khasra Pahani’ is the basic record of rights prepared by the Board of Revenue Andhra Pradesh in the year 1954-55. It was gazetted under Regulation 4 of the A.P. (Telangana Area) Record of Rights in Land Regulation 1358F. As per Regulation No.13 any entry in the said record of rights shall be presumed to be true until the contrary is proved. The said Regulation of 1358-F was in vogue till it was repealed by the A.P. Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act, 1971, which came into force on 15.8.1978.

In the 2nd edition (1997) of “The Law Lexicon” by P. Ramanatha Aiyer (at page 1053) ‘Khasra’ is described as follows:
“Khasra is a register recording the incidents of a tenure and is a historical record. Khasra would serve the purpose of a deed of title, when there is no other title deed.”

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