#land transfer restrictions

Uttarakhand High Court rules that gift deeds transferring land to societies under Section 154(3) of the Zamindari Abolition Act require prior government sanction. Registration authorities cannot compel registration without approval, but must refer disputes to the Collector within 15 days. The ruling clarifies statutory restrictions on land transfers to societies, impacting property transactions and registration processes in Uttarakhand.

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has struck down arbitrary 'non-transferable' annotations in revenue records when made without any statutory authority or formal order, affirming that bhumiswami owners retain full transfer rights unless lawfully restricted. This ruling protects thousands of small landholders from bureaucratic overreach and reinforces that revenue records must reflect legal status, not administrative convenience.

MP High Court rules that land granted as bhumiswami rights under Section 162 of the MP Land Revenue Code cannot be subsequently marked non-transferable under Section 165(7-b) without explicit statutory authority. The judgment protects landowners from arbitrary revenue record alterations and reinforces the sanctity of original grant conditions.