Supreme Court of India

Additional Commissioner Revenue and v. Akhalaq Hussain and Another

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Bench R. Banumathi, S. Abdul Nazeer and A. S. Bopanna JJ.
Decided 3 March 2020

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What the Court ordered

In the result, the impugned judgment of the High Court is set aside and this appeal is allowed.

Judgment, page 19

From the headnote

U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 – ss.157- , 161, 166, 167 – Respondents entered into an exchange with a member of Scheduled Tribe by way of registered exchange deed – Respondents gave 4½ Muthi of land in return for 12 Nali of agricultural land – Assistant Collector held that the exchange violates s.161(1) and the exchange deed being in violation of provisions of the 1950 Act is void – Respondents filed appeal – Dismissed – Revision petition – Dismissed – Writ petition filed by the respondents – Allowed – Held: s.161 pertains to exchange of land, as per which a bhumidhar…

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