#nullity of order

Allahabad HC rules that an appellate order passed against a deceased party without hearing the legal successor is a legal nullity. The court emphasized that principles of natural justice mandate affording an opportunity of hearing to successors in land revenue appeals, setting a key precedent for procedural fairness in property disputes.

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has ruled that Gram Panchayats lack any statutory power to adjudicate private land disputes or mandate path access on privately owned property. Any such order is null and void from the outset, and execution proceedings based on it are legally unsustainable-even if no appeal is filed-reinforcing that civil courts alone have jurisdiction over title and possession claims.

Madhya Pradesh High Court rules that any order issued in favor of a deceased party without bringing legal representatives on record is legally void. The judgment underscores the mandatory procedural requirement to ensure fairness in land dispute cases, impacting all civil litigation involving deceased parties.