#land revenue code

MP High Court rules that any transfer of government-allotted land without prior Collector approval under Section 129 of the MP Land Revenue Code is null and void from the outset, even if registered or mutated. The judgment reinforces statutory safeguards against unauthorized alienation of state-granted land, impacting allottees, purchasers, and revenue authorities.

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that disciplinary proceedings against a quasi-judicial officer cannot proceed for errors made in the course of statutory functions unless malafide intent is proven. This ruling shields revenue officers, tehsildars, and similar functionaries from retaliatory departmental action over bona fide judicial decisions, reinforcing the independence of quasi-judicial roles under Article 14 and the Judges (Protection) Act.

MP High Court rules that challenges to mutation entries after 30+ years are barred by limitation, reinforcing that revenue courts lack jurisdiction to determine title disputes. The ruling preserves civil court remedies while emphasizing the finality of long-standing revenue records, impacting landowners and legal heirs contesting decades-old mutations.

MP High Court rules that procedural flaws in notice affixation under the Land Revenue Code are cured if the party had actual knowledge of proceedings and participated in appeals. The judgment reinforces that natural justice is satisfied where substantive fairness is achieved, protecting revenue authorities from technical setbacks in encroachment cases.

Madhya Pradesh High Court rules that revenue authorities cannot proceed with mutation under Section 177 of the MP Land Revenue Code when title is disputed and a civil suit is pending. The ruling reinforces that administrative proceedings must yield to judicial adjudication of property disputes, protecting parties from irreversible revenue record alterations during litigation.

Chhattisgarh High Court holds that entries in record of rights carry statutory presumption of correctness; unregistered gift deeds cannot transfer title under Transfer of Property Act.

Chhattisgarh High Court holds that landowners must first seek demarcation to establish acquisition extent before claiming compensation under land revenue laws.

Madhya Pradesh High Court holds that mutation of land records without notice or hearing violates natural justice, even when complying with prior court orders.

Madhya Pradesh High Court holds that RERA-ordered interest must be judicially determined before recovery proceedings under Land Revenue Code can proceed.