Madhya Pradesh Land Revenue Code

Bakhtiyar Hussain, claiming to be the bhumiswami of certain lands, sued Hafiz Khan and others for declaration of title and injunction after they took possession in 1970, asserting they had acquired title by adverse possession. The trial court and the first appellate court held the defendants were in permissible possess…

Ratan Singh, a Bhoomidar, died leaving 41.49 acres of agricultural land. Under the Madhya Pradesh Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings Act, 1960, the Sub‑Divisional Officer limited the widow's share to 10.38 acres and declared the remainder surplus. The major daughters (appellants) filed a civil suit claiming inheritance u…

The case concerns a 3.23‑acre parcel that formed part of a religious and educational trust whose trustees (the appellants) sought to retain ownership after the Government issued an ejectment notice under s.248 of the Madhya Pradesh Land Revenue Code in 1969. The Sub‑Divisional Officer, exercising powers under s.57 of t…

The case concerned a permanent jagir of Chandurpura village granted to the ancestors of the parties, which had been held by successive generations under the rule of primogeniture. After the abolition of the jagir under the Madhya Bharat Abolition of Jagir Act, 1951, the respondent claimed a half‑share in the jagir prop…

The appellant owned land on the banks of the Tapti River that the State of Gujarat sought to acquire under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 for extending the village of Bhairav to house twelve families displaced by floods. After objections were filed, a preliminary notification under s.4 and a final acquisition order und…

The appellant, a Tehsildar, was ordered by the District Collector to recover lease money from the respondent and, after issuing a demand notice, seized the respondent's scooter when the latter objected to the demand. The scooter was auctioned and the respondent filed a complaint under IPC s.379 alleging theft. The Tehs…

The appellants, pucca tenants, filed an application under Section 91 of the Madhya Bharat Land Revenue and Tenancy Act, 1950 seeking reinstatement after being dispossessed, but the revenue authorities dismissed their claim. They subsequently filed a civil suit for declaration of title and possession, which the trial co…

The plaintiff filed a suit in 1964 seeking declaration of title and possession of agricultural land based on a will executed by Ajuddhibai. The trial court upheld the will, rejected alleged sale deeds and granted possession to the plaintiff. The defendants appealed, and the High Court reversed the decision, also reject…

The respondents, children of a deceased pakka tenant, sued to declare a 1960 sale deed executed by their mother invalid, alleging that her remarriage in 1958 forfeited her tenancy rights under the Madhya Bharat Land Revenue and Tenancy Act. The trial court, appellate court and High Court held that the mother lost her r…

The respondents filed a suit seeking a declaration of title and a permanent injunction against the Gwalior Municipal Corporation, claiming ancestral ownership of a one‑bigha parcel of land. The trial court dismissed the suit, holding that the land belonged to the municipality and that the suit was not maintainable with…

The plaintiff, Matadin, filed a suit in 1990 claiming adverse possession of land based on Khasra entries from 1960‑61, asserting continuous possession for over 30 years. The original owners had sold the land to Urmila Devi on 11‑Oct‑1972, and her name appears in the Khasra in blue ink for subsequent years, while the pl…

Syed Israr Masood, a forest contractor, won an auction for two forest coupes in August 1960, paying an earnest money and the first instalment. Upon inspecting the coupes he discovered that the quantity and quality of timber were far less than advertised, and a substantial portion of the marked trees had been later decl…