Land Laws

Supreme Court Strikes Down Preferential Land Allotment Policy for Elites: State of Andhra Pradesh vs. Dr. Rao, V.B.J. Chelikani (25 November 2024)

/ Andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area) Alienation of State Lands & Land Revenue Rules, 1975, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Fundamental Rights, Land Allotment, Land Laws

Supreme Court Strikes Down Preferential Land Allotment Policy for Elites Date of the Judgment: 25 November 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 894 Judges: Sanjiv Khanna, CJI., Dipankar Datta, J. Can a government allot public land at discounted rates to its own functionaries? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question, examining the legality of a […]

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Supreme Court clarifies the transfer of Bhumidhari rights in Uttar Pradesh land dispute: Rakesh & Ors. vs. Board of Revenue U.P. & Ors. (2019)

/ Ashok Bhushan, Judges, K.M. Joseph, Land Laws, Land Laws with Section 134, Land Laws with Section 73, Transfer of Property Act, 1882, Transfer of Property Act, 1882 with Section 43, U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950

Supreme Court Clarifies Bhumidhari Rights Transfer in Land Dispute LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a sale deed for land is valid if executed by a Sirdar tenant before the grant of a Bhumidhari Sanad, and the effect of the Uttar Pradesh Land Laws (Amendment) Act, 1977 on pending applications for Bhumidhari rights. CASE TYPE: Civil Law, Land

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Supreme Court Upholds State’s Claim on Kokapet Lands: KSB Ali vs. State of Andhra Pradesh (2017)

/ A.K. Sikri, Abolition of Jagirs Regulation, Ashok Bhushan, Atiyat Enquiries Act, 1952, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 166, Executive Actions, Judges, Land Laws

Date of the Judgment: October 4, 2017 Citation: (2017) INSC 907 Judges: A.K. Sikri, J. and Ashok Bhushan, J. Can a government be compelled to recognize claims to land based on historical grants, even when those claims are not clearly established? The Supreme Court of India addressed this complex question in a recent case involving

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