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The Maharashtra Land Revenue Code governs land records, mutations, tenancy, and revenue adjudication in Maharashtra, with specific provisions limiting revenue authorities from deciding title disputes or creating tenancy rights without due process.
Bombay High Court upholds the State's unfettered authority under Section 40 of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code to allot Gairan land for public purposes like PMAY-2.0, dismissing Gram Panchayat's challenge and affirming that no prior consent is required for government land disposal.
Bombay High Court rules that orders passed without jurisdiction or against deceased persons are void ab initio and can be challenged at any time, regardless of delay. The judgment reinforces that condonation of delay does not apply to jurisdictional nullities, impacting land revenue disputes and tribal rights cases under the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code.
Bombay High Court rules that void orders-passed without jurisdiction or against deceased persons-warrant liberal condonation of delay, even if inordinate (34 years), to prevent perpetuation of illegality. The judgment underscores that jurisdictional nullity overrides procedural timelines in revenue disputes under the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code.
Bombay High Court holds that executive instructions under the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code cannot override a valid conversion order granting Occupancy Class-I rights, even retrospectively. The ruling underscores the limited jurisdiction of revenue authorities in contractual disputes and reinforces the finality of duly issued conversion orders, protecting landowners from arbitrary administrative reversals.
Bombay High Court Aurangabad Bench quashes orders passed without adhering to the mandatory five-day advance notice requirement in quasi-judicial proceedings under the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code. The ruling reinforces procedural fairness, directing authorities to provide adequate hearing opportunities before passing orders.
The Bombay High Court struck down the Revenue Minister's order that overturned the cancellation of a land sale permission, ruling that private contractual payment terms cannot override statutory restrictions under the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code. This reinforces that revisional powers under revenue law are strictly bounded by statutory intent, not private agreements - a critical check on administrative overreach in land transactions involving inam and Occupant Class II lands.
Bombay High Court rules that trial courts must base interim relief in property disputes on verified surveys, not speculative diagrams. The Court directed the City Survey Officer to measure the disputed land within two weeks, emphasizing evidence-based adjudication.
The Bombay High Court holds that when a land records officer exceeds statutory powers by condoning delay without authority under the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, the existence of an appeal remedy under Section 247 does not bar a writ petition. This reinforces that ultra vires actions are void ab initio, preserving Article 226 as a vital check on administrative overreach in revenue adjudication.
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.
Once a civil court conclusively determines ownership of property, revenue authorities cannot revisit the title issue under the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, even if procedural irregularities occurred in mutation proceedings. This ruling reinforces the finality of civil decrees and prevents endless litigation by revenue departments, protecting property owners from administrative harassment after judicial resolution.
The Bombay High Court has ruled that revenue officials cannot unilaterally record tenancy in land records under Section 149 of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code without a prior judicial or quasi-judicial determination of tenancy rights under the Bombay Tenancy Act, 1948. This clarifies that fiscal mutations are procedural, not substantive, and protects landowners from arbitrary claims disguised as record updates.
Bombay High Court quashes unlawful revenue mutation of Adivasi land, affirming that procedural fairness and documented allotment override unverified claims.
Bombay High Court holds that challenges to surrender orders under tenancy law cannot be raised indirectly via revenue mutation proceedings; statutory appeal under Section 74 of the Tenancy Act is exclusive.
Bombay High Court holds that failure to serve mandatory notice under Maharashtra Land Revenue Code vitiates mutation entry in ancestral property, even with valid adoption.
Bombay High Court holds that revenue authorities under Maharashtra Land Revenue Code cannot adjudicate title or validity of civil court decrees in mutation proceedings.