Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966

Supreme Court allows Specific Performance of Land Sale Agreement Despite Tribal Land Transfer Restrictions: Babasaheb vs. Radhu Vithoba Barde (2024) INSC 122 (15 February 2024)

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Supreme Court Allows Specific Performance of Land Sale Agreement Despite Tribal Land Transfer Restrictions Date of the Judgment: 15 February 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 122 Judges: Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Justice Augustine George Masih Can a court order the specific performance of a land sale agreement when the seller is a tribal and the buyer […]

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Supreme Court clarifies “Economic Holding” under Bombay Tenancy Act: Kesha v. Muralidhar (2023)

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Supreme Court Decides Land Resumption Rights Under Bombay Tenancy Act: Kesha v. Muralidhar (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Interpretation of “economic holding” and land resumption rights under the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948. CASE TYPE: Land Tenancy Dispute Case Name: Kesha v. Muralidhar [Judgment Date]: 19 October 2023 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 19 October

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Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Encroachment of Village Lands: Maharashtra Rajya Vadar Samaj Sangh vs. Union of India (24 November 2022)

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Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Encroachment of Village Lands: Maharashtra Rajya Vadar Samaj Sangh vs. Union of India (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a government resolution prohibiting the use of village common lands for private purposes infringes upon the traditional rights of a nomadic tribe to extract stones. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation/Constitutional Law Case Name:

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Supreme Court clarifies applicability of Government Resolutions on land transfers to societies formed after lease to builders in Maharashtra: State of Maharashtra vs. Mr. Aspi Chinoy (2022)

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Supreme Court Clarifies Applicability of Government Resolutions on Land Transfers in Maharashtra Date of the Judgment: September 30, 2022 Citation: Civil Appeal No. 5809 of 2011 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J., B.V. Nagarathna, J. Can a state government impose premium charges on the transfer of flats in a cooperative society when the land was initially leased

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Supreme Court Quashes High Court Order Restricting Public Access to Private Road: PMRDA vs. Prakash Harkachand Parakh (2021)

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Supreme Court Quashes High Court Order Restricting Public Access to Private Road: PMRDA vs. Prakash Harkachand Parakh (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can modify an order of a planning authority regarding public access to a road through an interim order. CASE TYPE: Civil Law, Town Planning Case Name: Pune Metropolitan Regional Development Authority

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Supreme Court Prioritizes Employee Dues over Secured Creditor in SARFAESI Act Case: Maharashtra State Co-operative Bank Ltd. vs. Babulal Lade (2019)

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Supreme Court Prioritizes Employee Dues over Secured Creditor in SARFAESI Act Case: Maharashtra State Co-operative Bank Ltd. vs. Babulal Lade (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether employee dues can take precedence over the claim of a secured creditor under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (SARFAESI Act). CASE TYPE:

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Supreme Court Upholds Land Encroachment Ruling: Rambhau Ganpati Nagpure vs. Ganesh Nathuji Warbe (2019)

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Supreme Court Upholds Land Encroachment Ruling: Rambhau Ganpati Nagpure vs. Ganesh Nathuji Warbe (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a civil suit is maintainable against an order of ejectment under Section 138 of The Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966 and the evidentiary value of a map prepared by revenue authorities. CASE TYPE: Civil (Land Dispute) Case Name:

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Supreme Court Directs Land Allotment to Municipal Corporation for Primary School: Jawed Urdu Primary School vs. Collector of Mumbai (2019)

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Supreme Court Directs Land Allotment to Municipal Corporation for Primary School: Jawed Urdu Primary School vs. Collector of Mumbai (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the land reserved for a primary school should be allotted to a private trust or the municipal corporation, especially when neither applicant fully met the application criteria. CASE TYPE: Land Allotment/ Education

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