Supreme Court Upholds Sham Transaction Finding in Land Ceiling Case: Yashchandra vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (20 September 2017)

/ Deepak Gupta, Judges, Madan B. Lokur, Madhya Pradesh Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings Act, 1960, Madhya Pradesh Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings Act, 1960 with Section 4, Madhya Pradesh Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings Act, 1960 with Section 7, Madhya Pradesh Land Revenue Code, 1959, Madhya Pradesh Land Revenue Code, 1959 with Section 169, Occupancy Rights

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 […]

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