All entries 1[in the record of right (Khatauni)] prepared in accordance with the provisions of this Code shall be presumed to be true, until the contrary is proved.
Footnotes in the official text
- 1.Subs. by sec. 31 of U. P. Act no. 04 of 2016.
CHAPTER—V Maintenance of village records
Section 40: Presumption as to entries
The Uttar Pradesh Revenue Code, 2006
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1. What is the evidentiary value given by Section 40 of the Uttar Pradesh Revenue Code, 2006 to entries in the record of rights (khatauni) prepared under the Code?