#administrative reconsideration

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has ruled that an administrative order cancelling mutation on grounds of a forged will cannot stand after the petitioner’s criminal acquittal for the same forgery. The Collector must now re-examine the mutation application afresh, with full opportunity to all parties, as the acquittal undermines the factual basis of the original order and upholds the primacy of natural justice in land records.

Allahabad HC rules that a bataidar certificate, even if produced belatedly, must be considered for compensation under the Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatna Kalyan Yojna. The court set aside the initial rejection, emphasizing that welfare schemes must account for rural beneficiaries' limited legal awareness and procedural hurdles.