Mutation entries act only as fiscal records and do not establish property title. Fraudulent revenue entries can be expunged by authorities without being bound by general limitation periods, as fraud vitiates the transaction, and specialized revenue codes prevail over general limitation regulations.

JUDGMENT :

PANKAJ BHATIA, J.

1. Writ B. No.137 of 2026 has been filed by the petitioners seeking quashing of the order dated 19.01.2026 (Annexure – 1), order dated 18.09.2025 (Annexure – 2) as well as order dated 21.03.2024 (Annexure – 3) whereby revision preferred by the petitioners was dismissed, the appeal preferred by the petitioner was dismissed and an order was passed against the petitioner modifying the revenue entries, respectively.

In Writ – B No.159 of 2026 also the same orders have been challenged.

2. As the facts and the issues raised are same, the facts culled out from Writ – B No.137 of 2026 are being recorded.

3. The petitioners of Writ – B No.137 of 2026 claim title over the property which is subject matter of the issue by virtue of two sale deeds executed in their favour on 30.05.2007 and 11.12.2007 to the extent of 1/3rd of the share each.

4. The facts as narrated in the writ petition and in the written submissions filed on behalf of the petitioners, in brief, are that the petitioners are the owner of 2/3rd share of the land bearing Gata No.315 situate at Village Ardaunamau, Tehsil Sarojni Nagar, Lucknow by virtue of sale deeds executed in their favour. The said sale deeds were executed based upon revenue entries which existed in favour of the sellers of the property. It is also stated that in terms of the sale deeds, names of the petitioners were mutated in the revenue records and they were in possession of the property to the extent of sale deed executed. It is stated that after the execution of the sale deeds some times in the year 2016, respondent no.4 – the successor of the original tenure holder – filed an application under Section 30 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 (herein after referred to as ‘the Code’) seeking correction/rectification of the map of land situate at Gata No.315 M 4. It is stated that in the year 2017 in a meeting held in the office of the District Magistrate certain oral instructions were issued and some inquiry was got conducted in respect of Gata No.315 and thereafter, a case was registered under Section 32/38 bearing Case No.T2017104639057007 (State v. Hasan Ali and Ors.).

5. It has also been pleaded that on 05.09.2000 the State Government had issued a notification under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act intending to acquire 4 Bigha of the land comprising Khasra No.315M for construction of Amar Shaheed Path, Gomti Nagar Vistar Yojna. Subsequently, the notification was issued on 16.02.2001 under Section 6 read with Section 17 of the Land Acquisition Act only in respect of part of the proposed acquisition and an award was also passed on 17.05.2006 granting compensation to the recorded owner over 2 Bigha 12 Biswa and 5 Biswansi of land out of the acquired land bearing Khasra No.315.

6. It is also pleaded that on the one hand the application of the recorded owner moved for correction of the map under Section 30 was pending, on the other hand, some inquiry was got conducted and inquiry report dated 31.08.2017 was passed and without giving any opportunity of hearing, in the said report it was held