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Himachal Pradesh High Court held that a clerical error in revenue records does not bar court jurisdiction under Section 57 of the Consolidation Act when the dispute arises from that error, protecting landowners’ title and injunction rights.
The Allahabad High Court quashed ex-parte administrative orders attempting to reclassify private land without notice, violating principles of natural justice and judicial finality. The ruling reinforces that administrative actions cannot bypass due process or override judicial decrees, impacting landowners and institutions facing unilateral state actions.
Karnataka High Court rules that administrative actions, even without prescribed limitation periods, must adhere to the 'reasonable time' principle. The Court quashed a land grant cancellation order issued after 33 years, reinforcing that undue delay vitiates such proceedings under writ jurisdiction.
Karnataka High Court upholds the sanctity of judicial finality by dismissing the State’s appeal against a 1984 land grant, ruling that fraud allegations cannot be raised decades later to circumvent settled legal outcomes. The decision reinforces that administrative bodies must act promptly to challenge land grants or risk estoppel by delay.
The Himachal Pradesh High Court ruled that disqualification under Section 8(2)(l) of the HP Municipal Corporation Act mandates a lawful adjudication under the Land Revenue Act, not an ex parte administrative order. The court quashed the nomination rejection, emphasizing that natural justice requires a valid demarcation order before disqualification.