Section 7. Presumption as to its existence

7. Presumption as to its existence. —Unless the existence of any custom or contract to the contrary — is proved, such right shall, whether recorded in the settlement-record or not, be presumed (a) to exist in all village-communities, however constituted, and whether proprietary or under-proprietary, and in the cases referred to in section 40 of the Oudh Land-revenue Act, 2(17 of 1876) , and under-proprietary, and in the cases referred to in section 40 of the Oudh Land-revenue Act, (b) to extend to the village-site, to the houses built upon it, to all lands and shares of lands within the village-boundary, and to all transferable rights affecting such lands.