#Land Revenue Proceedings

Bombay High Court rules that failure to provide a personal hearing under Section 48(7) of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code vitiates revenue proceedings. Sealing property without prior notice is arbitrary and violates principles of natural justice, mandating remand for fresh adjudication.

The Rajasthan High Court has struck down the Board of Revenue’s ex parte order cancelling Khatedari rights of a deceased landholder, ruling that natural justice demands notice to legal heirs even after death. This sets a critical precedent for revenue proceedings, ensuring heirs cannot be deprived of inherited property rights without a fair hearing under Section 82.