Supreme Court Upholds Landowner’s Rights: Bajranga vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2021) Date of the Judgment: January 19, 2021 Citation: (2021) INSC 19 Judges: Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J., Dinesh Maheshwari, J., Hrishikesh Roy, J. Can a landowner be deprived of their land without proper adherence to legal procedures? This question was at the heart of […]
Supreme Court Upholds Land Ceiling Act: Customary Divorce Not Proven in Dungaji Case (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a customary divorce was valid, and if so, whether land owned by the divorced wife should be included in the husband’s land holdings under the Madhya Pradesh Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings Act, 1960. CASE TYPE: Land Ceiling/Civil Case
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a lease deed, not registered and lacking attesting witnesses, can be considered valid for claiming occupancy rights under the Madhya Pradesh Land Revenue Code, 1959, especially when the transaction appears to be a sham to circumvent land ceiling laws. CASE TYPE: Land Ceiling/Revenue Law Case Name: Yashchandra (D) By Lrs. vs. The
