#Inam land

The Supreme Court held that a gift of temple inam land by a temporary trustee is void under Section 41(1) of the TN HRCE Act, 1959 because the Act permits no sanction for such gifts. It directed the government to pay enhanced lease rent of ₹31,000 per month from March 8, 2019, with arrears payable in three months and ₹1 lakh costs within eight weeks.

The Bombay High Court struck down the Revenue Minister's order that overturned the cancellation of a land sale permission, ruling that private contractual payment terms cannot override statutory restrictions under the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code. This reinforces that revisional powers under revenue law are strictly bounded by statutory intent, not private agreements - a critical check on administrative overreach in land transactions involving inam and Occupant Class II lands.