▁sought ▁rights ▁for ▁the ▁ra iy at ▁to ▁resist ▁illegal ▁rest raint ▁and ▁illegal ▁enh ancement , ▁and ▁allowing ▁him ▁to ▁prove ▁and ▁maintain ▁his ▁occup ancy ▁rights . ▁ ▁Ry ot w ari ▁system ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁two ▁economic ▁systems ▁pre val ent ▁in ▁India ▁during ▁the ▁British ▁rule : ▁the ▁ry ot w ari ▁system ▁and ▁the ▁ma hal w ari ▁system . ▁The ▁ry ot w ari ▁system ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁" se ver ality ▁villages ▁and ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁system ▁of ▁pe asant ▁propriet or ship . ▁The ▁ry ot w ari ▁( or ▁ry ot w ary ) ▁ten ure ▁related ▁to ▁land ▁re venue ▁im posed ▁on ▁an ▁individual ▁or ▁community ▁ow ning ▁an ▁estate , ▁and ▁occup ying ▁a ▁position ▁analog ous ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁a ▁land l ord . ▁ ▁The ▁assess ment ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁zam ind ari . ▁ ▁The ▁land ▁re venue ▁is ▁im posed ▁on ▁individuals ▁who ▁are ▁the ▁actual ▁occup ants , ▁and ▁this ▁assess ment ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁ry ot w ari . ▁Under ▁zam ind ari ▁ten ure , ▁the ▁land ▁is ▁held ▁as ▁independent ▁property ; ▁while ▁under ▁ry ot w ari ▁ten ure ▁it ▁is ▁held ▁of ▁the ▁crown ▁in ▁a ▁right ▁of ▁occup ancy , ▁which ▁is ▁under ▁British ▁rule ▁both ▁her itable ▁and ▁transfer able ▁by ▁the ▁ry ots . ▁The ▁former ▁system ▁prev ails ▁in ▁northern ▁and ▁central ▁India , ▁and ▁the ▁latter ▁in ▁Bomb ay , ▁Mad ras , ▁Ass am