https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169761 For merged territories under the Orissa Estates Abolition Act, intermediary status requires the relevant wajib-ul-arz, sanad, deed or other instrument to affirmatively establish an interest in land between the raiyat and overlord. Descriptive references to zamindar status, geographical inclusion, or unresolved settlement records do not suffice; notifications concerning Hemgir and Sarapgarh therefore could not stand. Historical records and the Ekrarnama established that Nagra was held under the Raja for a fixed yearly payment, bringing it within the statutory scheme. The discretion to issue notifications was treated as controlled by the Act's objective of abolishing intermediary interests, and phased implementation did not establish discrimination under article 14. en-us Fri, 03 Feb 1956 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 02 May 2015 17:43:48 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169761 For merged territories under the Orissa Estates Abolition Act, intermediary status requires the relevant wajib-ul-arz, sanad, deed or other instrument to affirmatively establish an interest in land between the raiyat and overlord. Descriptive references to zamindar status, geographical inclusion, or unresolved settlement records do not suffice; notifications concerning Hemgir and Sarapgarh therefore could not stand. Historical records and the Ekrarnama established that Nagra was held under the Raja for a fixed yearly payment, bringing it within the statutory scheme. The discretion to issue notifications was treated as controlled by the Act's objective of abolishing intermediary interests, and phased implementation did not establish discrimination under article 14. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 03 Feb 1956 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169761