#land partition

The Allahabad High Court has invoked its supervisory jurisdiction under Article 227 to compel a Sub-Divisional Magistrate to decide a two-decade-old land partition case within one year, reinforcing that prolonged administrative inaction in statutory adjudication violates the right to timely justice. This directive, issued without examining merits, sets a critical precedent for quasi-judicial authorities handling land disputes under the U.P. Zamindari Abolition Act.

The Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that once a co-owner’s share in land is fully alienated through registered sale deeds, the remedy of partition under the MP Land Revenue Code is no longer available. The judgment reinforces that revenue authorities cannot intervene in partition disputes where title has already transferred, impacting co-owners and property transferees relying on finality of alienation.

The Punjab and Haryana High Court ruled that civil courts alone have jurisdiction to partition land with permanent constructions, regardless of revenue records classifying it as agricultural. Revenue authorities cannot partition such land, and mere 'naksha k' does not constitute final partition, impacting property dispute resolutions across Punjab and Haryana.