SC: Land mutation in cases of the revenue records shall not create/extinguish the title over that land

The Apex Court on 31.01.2019, in Smt. Bhimabai Mahadeo Kambekar (D) Th. LR v Arthur Import and Export Company & Ors[1]., dismissed the appeals that had been against the High Court of  Judicature  at Bombay’s order and judgment in which   the  Single Judge had  dismissed the appellant’s  petition.

FACTS:

The main   dispute   started from   the   Court   of Superintendent   of   land   records followed by which an appeal was directed before the Deputy Director of Land to the State for revision eventually before High Court that had resulted in the passing of the judgment and order giving rise to the filing of the aforesaid appeal through special leave in the Apex Court.

DECISION HELD BY THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA:

The Apex Court while dismissing the appeal concluded that it found no error from the part of High Court while passing such judgment and order by further upholding that land mutation in cases of the revenue records shall not create / extinguish the title over that land nor shall it posses any presumptive value upon the title and that it would only enable the person in whose favor the mutation   has been ordered for paying the land revenue in question.