https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=128211 Under the Madhya Bharat Zamindari Abolition Act, 1951, protection for khudkasht land applies to the Zamindar or proprietor, not to a mortgagee in possession. A mortgagee whose security existed before vesting does not acquire a superior, indefeasible right to retain possession or resist redemption merely because the land vested in the State. The Court further applied stare decisis, holding that the long-settled interpretation of the Act should not be disturbed after decades of consistent application and reliance in the State. The mortgagee therefore could not claim a better title on the basis of the Act, and the settled construction was maintained. en-us Tue, 06 Apr 1999 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 16 Oct 2013 13:07:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=128211 Under the Madhya Bharat Zamindari Abolition Act, 1951, protection for khudkasht land applies to the Zamindar or proprietor, not to a mortgagee in possession. A mortgagee whose security existed before vesting does not acquire a superior, indefeasible right to retain possession or resist redemption merely because the land vested in the State. The Court further applied stare decisis, holding that the long-settled interpretation of the Act should not be disturbed after decades of consistent application and reliance in the State. The mortgagee therefore could not claim a better title on the basis of the Act, and the settled construction was maintained. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 06 Apr 1999 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=128211