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Hindustan Times
14-05-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
SDM has no right to declare a person as owner of land: Allahabad HC
Prayagraj, The Allahabad High Court has ruled that the sub-divisional magistrate has no right to declare a person as the owner of a land. Such an aspect needs adjudication by the sub-divisional officer in the appropriate suit proceedings under Section 144 of the Code, 2006, where the state as well as the gram panchayat shall be necessary parties, the court added. The above observation was made by Justice Kshitij Shailendra while deciding a writ petition filed by one Jayraj Singh, who moved the court with a prayer seeking court direction to issue a writ of mandamus commanding the respondents to grant absolute bhumidhari rights in favour of the petitioner in view of his long occupancy on the land. The counsel for the petitioner submitted that on account of certain previous proceedings in relation to the lease granted in favour of the petitioner and with the passage of time, the petitioner acquired the status of bhumidhar with transferable rights. After going through the provisions of UP Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act as well as UP Revenue Code, the court said an SDO or any other officer has not been held to be empowered on administrative side to grant such a declaration in favour of concerned tenure holder under the aforesaid provisions. "In view of scheme of the Code, 2006, notwithstanding that the petitioner might have acquired status as that of Bhumidhar with transferable rights, such an aspect needs adjudication by the Sub-Divisional Officer in appropriate suit proceedings under Section 144 of the Code, 2006, where the State as well as Gram Panchayat shall be necessary parties and would have their say in the proceedings, and not an administrative side on a bare application," the court added.
Time of India
24-04-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Crackdown on ‘illegal' resorts in Kausani, land seized in 6 cases
Bageshwar: The district administration has launched a crackdown on unauthorised commercial establishments in Kausani hill station, seizing land in six instances where residential plots were "illegally" converted for business use. SDM Jitendra Verma said the action was taken in accordance with directives from the state govt and the divisional commissioner. "Nine cases were identified in which out-of-state buyers purchased residential land and developed commercial projects, violating land-use regulations. Action was taken under Sections 166 and 167 of the UP Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act , 1950, and the disputed properties were transferred to state ownership," he said. Among those affected was Janardan Resort, where land was registered under multiple names. "The investigation found that the owners used different identities and addresses to acquire residential plots, later establishing a resort in violation of declared land usage," officials said. Authorities also identified two more cases of similar violations. "This enforcement sends a clear message to those violating land regulations and damaging the environmental and cultural heritage of places like Kausani. We will take strong action against similar offenses," Verma said.
