Case Law Analysis
|Allahabad High Court
Land Acquisition Act 1894 | Missing Records After 40 Years Require Mandatory Inquiry: Allahabad HC Directs Mutation of Title to Prevent Misappropriation
Allahabad HC ruled that the District Magistrate, Mau, must conduct an inquiry into untraceable 1979 land acquisition records for Baithauli Bypass and ensure mutation of title to the government. The court emphasized that failure to record acquired land enables third-party transfers, necessitating administrative accountability to prevent misappropriation.