Summarize the following court judgment. Civil Appeal No. 145 of 1965. Appeal by special leave fro.m the judgment and order dated September 24	 1956 of Madhya Pradesh (Now Madhya Pradesh) High Court at Gwalior in Civil Misc. Application No. 91 of 1955. N.S. Bindra	 P.W. Sahasrabudde and A.G. Ratnaparkhi	 for the appellant. Rameshwar Nath and Mahinder Narain	 for respondents Nos. 1 to 3. The Judgment of the Court was 'delivered by Sikri	 J. This appeal by special leave is directed against the judgment of the High Court of Madhya Bharat in Civil Miscellaneous Application No	. 91 of 1955	 read with Civil Miscellaneous Application No. 92 of 1955	 filed under article 227 of the Constitution by Rao Jagdish Singh and others. By this judgment the High Court accepted the applications and quashed the decision of the Board of Revenue and dismissed the claim of Lallu Yeshwant Singh	 son of Nahar Singh	 now deceased	 represented by Babu Singh	 appellant before us. The relevant facts for appreciating the points arising in the appeal are as follows. Yeshwant Singh and other sons of Lallu Nahar Singh	 hereinafter referred to as the plaintiffs	 filed a suit against Rao Jagdish Singh and 4 others (Revenue Case No. 24 of 2000 S.Y.) in the Court of Tehsildar	 Pargana Pichhore	 District Gwalior	 for the possession of some agricultural land under section 326 of Qanoon Mal. The plaintiffs ' case	 in brief	 was that they were gairdakhilkar cultivators and that Rao Jagdish Singh	 defendant No. 1	 had forcibly prevented the plaintiffs from doing cultivation and got the disputed land cultivated by defendants Nos. 2 and 3	 by interfering with the possession of the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs prayed that a decree for possession may be passed in their favour against all the defendants. The defendants ' case	 in brief	 was that the village in which the land in dispute iS situated is Ryotwari village and no suit could be instituted against Jagirdars under section 326. The defendants further alleged that the plaintiffs had failed to pay revenue and their rights had been extinguished under section 82 of Qanoon Ryotwari. The Tehsildar decreed the suit. The Collector on appeal upheld the order. The Commissioner on 205 further appeal also upheld the order. On revision	 the Board of Revenue agreed with the Commissioner and dismissed ' the revision. On behalf of the appellant it is contended (1 ) that in a suit under section 326 Qanoon Mal	 read with section 163	 Qanoon Ryotwari	 a plaintiff is entitled to recover _possession if he is dispossessed from prior juridical possession	 within six months of the suit	 and the question of title is irrelevant in such a suit; and (2) that a landlord cannot forcibly enter and drive out the tenant whose tenancy is alleged to have been extinguished. The relevant statutory provisions are as follows: "Qanoon Ryotwari section 82. The right of the pukhta Maurusi	 Sakitul Milkiyat and Mamuli Maurusi will be extinguished under the following circumstances; (3) When the Khatedar keeps in arrears the ]and revenue of his khata excepting the case where the collection of land revenue is ordered to be postponed;. section 137. In case the land revenue for the whole year is not paid before one week of the date fixed for the last instalment the khatedar will be dealt with as follows : 1. By issue of process; 2. By arrest of the defaulter; 3. By attachment and sale of movable property; 4. By attachment and sale of immovable property; 5. By confiscation (Jupti) of the khata and ejectment of the defaulter; 6. By auctioning the khata; Provided if the arrears are due against such khatedar who has been a good payer (khush dehanda) and for some special reason for some years not by his own mischief but for reason beyond his control	 the Suba (Collector) will be entitled to accept his instalments upto three years. S.163. Suits of trespass and obstruction 'between khatedars and between khatedars and other persons will be entertained in that Sega (Dept.) court and limitation which is described in Section 326 of Qanoon Mal Riyasat Gwalior Samvat 1983 and Sections 326	 206 327	 328	 330	 331	 332	 333	 334 and 335 so far as they are applicable or appendices of the. Qanoon Mal shall apply as may be applicable to the suits under section 326 of the said Act. Qanoon Mal section 325. If any person claiming to be in possession of any agricultural land desires his name to be entered in Revenue papers and papers of Patwari	 then the Patwari	 if in case of actual physical possession enter his name in accordance with procedure in Khasra and other papers and inform the Malguzar; in case of not being in possession	 the cultivator not in possession shall have the right to file within three years of the date of dispossession a suit regular in Court of Tehsil on stamp paper	 which may become payable on annual income of "Lagan" according to Scale in Schedule No. 4 prescribed. section 326. (1) Cases in respect of the return of possession which has been disturbed unlawfully (Beja Tot Par) or for prevention of obstruction about agricultural lands	 thrashing grounds	 (Khaliyan) road	 forest	 grass pastures	 gardens	 trees	 wells	 irrigation and tanks between Malguzars and cultivators or between cultivators will be entertained in the summary jurisdiction of the Pargana revenue Court or in the Tappa courts within six (6 ) months and in case of proof of trespass or obstruction	 possession and damages will be awarded against the defendant and if the court thinks fit it may also take bonds	 quantum whereof will be decided in view of the nature of the trespass or obstruction. (3) Suits beyond this duration will be entertained as per section 325 of the Qanoon Mal in the regular jurisdiction. " The Board of Revenue was of the view that in case land revenue remains in arrears	 the fight of a tenant gets extinguished under section 82 of the Qanoon Ryotwari	 but nevertheless the possession of the tenant whose right has been so extinguished is not put to an end automatically	 and the tenant must be legally dispossessed	 The Board observed: "This is a general principle of law that no act can be done by the strength of one 's own hands but help of the law should be taken and the procedure which is 207 prescribed for that act must be acted upon. In this case the petitioner has not obeyed any law regarding the dispossession of the opponent after the plaintiff lost his right and he himself went there and took possession. " The Board was further of the view that action for dispossession should have been taken according to section 137 of Qanoon Ryotwari	 extracted above. The High Court	 however	 came to the conclusion that it was not obligatory on the defendant to have filed a suit under section 137 of Qanoon Ryotwari. The High Court felt that the proviso to section 137; which enabled the Collector to accept arrears for three years	 did not militate against such a construction. The High Court was also of the view that under the general law applicable to a lessor and a lessee there was no rule or principle which made it obligatory for the lessor to resort to Court and obtain an order for possession before he could eject the lessee. The High Court interpreted section 163 of Qanoon Ryotwari to mean that in a proceeding under that section it is not sufficient to determine the question of de facto possession alone but it is also necessary to. enquire as to whether this possession is or is not wrongful. It seems to us that on a	 true interpretation of the statutory provisions	 extracted above	 the Board of Revenue came to the. correct conclusion. Under section 82(3) Qanoon Ryotwari	 the fight of a Khatedar is extinguished if the khatedar keeps in arrears the land revenue of his khata but there is no automatic extinguishment of his right because section 137 of Qanoon Ryotwari enables the Collector to accept arrears if the khatedar is a good payer (khush dehanda) and there are special reasons beyond his control for not paying the land revenue. The existence of the proviso instead of assisting the landlord 's contentions assists the tenant 's case because if the reasoning of the High Court is accepted to be correct	 the proviso would become a dead letter for in every case where there are arrears of land revenue	 the landlord would take. possession forcibly without trying to recover land revenue under section 137. Further	 section 163 of Qanoon Ryotwari clearly provides for suits of the nature described in section 326 of Qanoon Mal. When we turn to section 326	 it is very similar to section 9 of the and it seems to uS that the words "disturbed unlawfully" in section 326 mean "disturbed not in due course of law. " Otherwise	 there is no reason why a shorter period of limitation and summary procedure is provided in section 326 while section 325 provides a longer period of three years for a suit for possession. Some stress was laid on the words "in case of proof of trespass" in section 326 by the learned counsel for the respondent. According to him	 a landlord does not commit trespass when he forcibly enters on land in the possession of a tenant whose tenancy 208 has expired. In our view	 in the context	 the word "trespass" here would include forcible entry and dispossession by the landlord. Reference was made to a number of English authorities in this behalf but it is not necessary to deal with them because the law in India on this subject is different. Under section 9 of the it is well settled that question of title is irrelevant in a suit under that section. As the structure of section 326 of Qanoon Mal	 read with section 163 of Qanoon Ryotwari	 is similar to section 9 of the 	 there is No. reason why section 326 should be interpreted differently. In Midnapur Zamindary Company Limited vs Naresh Narayan Roy(1)	 the Privy Council observed: "In India persons are not permitted to take forcible possession; they must obtain such possession as they are entitled to through a Court." In K.K. Verma vs Naraindas C. Malkani(2)	 Chagla	 C.J.	 stated that the law in India was essentially different from the law in England. He observed: "Under the Indian law the possession of a tenant who has ceased to be a tenant is protected by law. Although he may not have a right to continue in possession after the termination of the tenancy his possession is juridical and that possession is protected by statute. Under section 9 of the a tenant who has ceased to be a tenant may sue for possession against his landlord if the landlord deprives him of possession otherwise than in due course of law	 but a trespasser who has 'been thrown out of possession cannot go to Court under section 9 and claim possession against the true Owner. " In Yar Mohammad vs Lakshmi Das(3)	 the Full Bench of the Allahabad High Court observed: "No question of title either of the plaintiff or of the defendant can be raised or gone into in that case (under. section 9 of the ). The plaintiff will be entitled to succeed without proving any title on which he can fall back upon and the defendant cannot succeed even though he may be in a position to establish the: best of all titles. The restoration of possession in such a suit is	 however	 always subject to a regular (1) 51 I A.293 at 299. (2) I.L.R. [1954] Born. 950 at 957. (3) I.L.R. [1958] 2 All. 394 at 4e4. 209 title suit and the person who has the real title or even the better title cannot	 therefore	 be prejudiced in any way by a decree in such a suit. It will always be open to him to establish his title in a regular suit and to recover back possession. " The High Court further observed: "Law respects possession even if there is no title to support it. It will not permit any person to take the law in his own hands and to dispossess a person in actual ' possession without having recourse to a court. No person can be allowed to become a judge in his own cause. As observed by Edge	 C.J.	 in Wali Ahmed Khan vs Ayodhya Kundu(1): "The object of 'the section was to drive the person who wanted to eject a person into the proper court and to prevent them from going with a high hand and ejecting such persons. " Our attention was invited to the decision of the Calcutta High Court in State of West Bengal vs Birendra Nath Basunia(2)* In that case the High Court refused to issue an order under Art 226 of the Constitution prohibiting the Government from forcibly taking possession of lands which had been validly resumed by Government. We are not concerned with that question here But we do not agree with the conclusion of the High Court that a lessor is entitled in India to use force to throw out his lessee. In Hillaya Subbaya Hegde vs Narayanappa Timmaya(3) in was observed: "No doubt	 the true owner of property is entitled to retain possession	 even though he has obtained it from a trespasser by force or other unlawful means: Lillu bin Raghushet vs Annaji Parashram(4) and Bandu vs Naba(5). " We are unable to appreciate how this decision assists the respondent It was not a suit under section 9 of the . 1n Lillu bin ' Raghushet vs Annaji Parashram(4)	 it was recognised that "if there is a breach of the peace in at:tempting to take possession	 that affords a ground for criminal prosecution	 and the attempt is successful	 for a summary suit also for a restoration to possession under section 9 of the 1 of 1877 Dadabhai Narsidas vs The Sub Collector of Broach" (6) In Bandu vs Naba(5) it was observed by Sargent	 C.J.	 as follows (1) All. 537 556. (2) A.I.R. 1955 Cal. (3) (4) 387 391 (5) Bom. (6) 7 Bom. H.C. Rep. 82 A.C.J. 210 "The Indian Legislature has	 however	 provided for the summary removal of any one who dispossesses another	 whether peaceably or otherwise than by due course of law; but subject to such provision there is no reason for holding that the rightful owner so dispossessing the other is a trespasser	 and may not rely for the support of his possession on the title vested in him	 as he clearly may do by English law. This would also appear to be the view taken by West	 J.	 in Lillu vs Annaji(1). " In our opinion	 the law on this point has been correctly stated by the Privy Council	 by Chagla	 C.J.	 and by the Full Bench of the Allahabad High Court	 in the cases cited above. For the aforesaid reasons we hold that the High Court erred in quashing the order of the Board of Revenue. The appeal is accordingly allowed with costs	 judgment of the High Court set aside and the order of the Board of Revenue restored. G.C. Appeal allowed (1) Bom. 387 391.

Certain tenants of ryotwari land in Gwalior district filed a suit under 'section 326 of the Qanoon Mal alleging dispossession by the landlords and praying for restoration of possession. On behalf of the defendants it was urged that by not paying land revenue the plaintiffs ' rights had been 	extinguished under section ' 82 of the Qanoon Ryotwari. The Revenue authorities decreed the suit on the view that even when land revenue was not paid the landlord could not take possession without recourse to a suit under section 137 Qanoon. Ryotwari. The High Court however allowed landlords ' petition under article 227 of the Constitution holding that it was not obligatory on the landlord to resort to Court in order to eject a defaulting lessee	 and that in a proceeding under section 163 of Qanoon Ryotwari it was not sufficient to determine the question of de facto possession alone but it was also necessary to enquire as to whether ' this possession was or was not wrong. The appellant	 who was one of the tenants came to this Court. Held: (i) Under section 82(3) Qanoon Ryotwari	 the right of a Khatedar extinguished if the khatedar keeps in arrears the land revenue of his khata but there is no automatic extinguishment of his right because the proviso to section 137 of the Qanoon Ryotwari enables the Collector to accept arrears if the khatedar is a good payer (khush dehanda) and there are special reasons beyond his control for not paying land revenue. The proviso would become a dead letter if in every case when there are arrears of land revenue the landlord could take possession forcibly without trying to recover the land revenue under section 137. [207 E G] Further section 163 of Qanoon Ryotiwari clearly provides for suits of the nature described in section 326 of Qanoon Mat. Section 326 is very similar 10 section 9 of the 	 and the words 'disturbed unlawfully '. in section 326 mean "disturbed not in due course of law". Otherwise. there is no reason why a shorter period of limitation and summary procedure is provided in section 326 while section 325 provides a longer period of three years for a suit for possession. The word 'trespass ' in section 326 would include forcible entry and dispoSsession by the landlord. [207 G 208A] (ii) Under section 9 of the the question of title is irrelevant under that section. Section 326 of Qanoon Mal read with Qanoon Ryotwari being similar to that section must be similarly interpreted. [208B] Midnapur Zamindary Company Limited vs Naresh Narayan Roy	 5t I.A. 293	 K.K. Verma vs Naraindas C. Malkani. I.L.R. [1954] Born. 950	 Yar Mohammad vs Lakshmi Das. I.L.R. [1958] 2 All. 394. Wali 204 Ahmad Khan vs Ayodhya Kundu	 All. 537	 State of West Bengal vs Birendra Nath Basunia	 A.I.R. 	 Hillaya Subbaya Hegde vs Narayanappa Timmaya	 	 Lillu bin Raghushet vs Annaji Parashram	. 387	 Bandu vs Naba	 Bom. 238 and Dadabhai Narsidas vs The Sub Collector of Broach. 7 Bom. H.C. Rep. 82 ACJ	 referred to.