Deed And Other Instruments
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Deed and other instruments, a document by an intermediary acknowledging the overlordship of another would, fall within the definition. An 'intermediary' neither 'includes' a zamindar nor 'means' a zamindar, but means a zamindar within the meaning of (1) the wajib-ul-arz- (2) any sanad (3) any deed or (4) any other instrument, Biswambhar Singh v. State of Orissa, AIR 1954 SC 139 (145): 1954 SCR 842. [Orissa Estates Abolition Act, 1951 (1 of 1952), s. 2(h)]
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