2021 Supreme(MP) 435

BOARD OF REVENUE
Shri Manu Shrivastava, Administrative Member
Shri Ramnarayan v. Sushri Bhuro and another
Appeal No. 1018/2019; against the order dated 6.8.2019 passed by the Additional Commissioner, Chambal Division, Morena passed in Case No. 38/Appeal/2018-19;
Decided on 11.1.2021

Headnote:

¼1½ çFkk && vihy d¢ pykus ;¨X; g¨us d¢ fo"k; esa çkjafÒd vkifÙk && loZ çFke dk fofuf'pr dh tkuk pkfg,A ¼iSjk 6&1

¼2½ Òw&jktLo lafgrk] 1959 ¼e-ç-½ && èkkjk 44 rFkk 50 && d¢ pykus ;¨X; g¨us dk ç'u && rglhynkj }kjk Òwfe dk iÍk çnku fd;k x;k && çR;FkÊ Ø-1 }kjk f'kdk;r dh xà fd mld¢ ifr }kjk vihykFkÊ ls Òwfe Ø; dh xà Fkh && rglhynkj ,oa mi [kaM vfèkdkjh d¢ tk¡p çfrosnu ij && dysDVj d¢ U;k;ky; esa çdj.k Loçsj.kk ls iqujh{k.k d¢ :i esa ntZ fd;k x;k && 28&29 o"kZ i'pkr && iÍs dh 'kr¨Za d¢ mYyaÄu d¢ vkèkkj ij iÍk jí fd;k x;k && rglhynkj d¢ vkns'k esa voSèkkfudrk ;k vfu;ferrk d¢ fo"k; esa dysDVj }kjk d¨Ã fofu'p;u ;k vk{ksi ugÈ fd;k x;k && çdj.k Loçsj.kk ls iqujh{k.k 'kh"kZ esa ntZ fd, tkus ek= ls && ;g vfÒçsr ugÈ fd vkns'k Loçsj.kk ls iqujh{k.k esa ikfjr fd;k x;k gS && iÍs dh 'kr¨Za d¢ mYyaÄu d¢ vkèkkj ij dh xà gS && ,slh dk;Zokgh ewy fopkj.k U;k;ky; d¢ :i esa dh xà gS Loçsj.kk ls iqujh{k.k esa && dysDVj dk vkns'k ewy Js.kh dk :i esa gS && blfy, vihy pykus ;¨X; gSA ¼iSjk 2] 6&1 ls 6&6 ,oa 7

¼3½ Òw&jktLo lafgrk] 1959 ¼e-ç-½ && èkkjk 50 && Lo çsj.kk ls iqujh{k.k d¢ fy, ifjlhek && vèkhuLFk U;k;ky; }kjk dh xà voS/krk ;k vfu;ferrk dh tkudkjh ds fnukad ls 180 fnol && bl çdj.k esa Loçsj.kk ls iqujh{k.k esa ikfjr ugÈ && dysDVj dk vkns'k ewy Js.kh gS && blfy, 180 fnol dk otZu ykxw ugÈ g¨rkA 2010 jk- fu- 409 ¾ 2010 ¼3½ 4 ts ,y ts 77 ¼mPp U;k- iw.kZ U;k;ihB½ fufnZ"VA ¼iSjk 6&6] 7 ,oa 7&1

¼4½ Òw&jktLo lafgrk] 1959 ¼e-ç-½ && èkkjk 165 ¼7&[k½ && jftLVªhdj.k vfèkfu;e] 1908 && èkkjk 17 && lafonk vfèkfu;e] 1982 && èkkjk 23 && laifÙk varj.k vfèkfu;e] 1882 && èkkjk 6&lafgrk dh èkkjk 165 ¼7&[k½ d¢ vfrØe.k esa varj.k && ls vfÒçsr && vihykFkÊ d¨ Òwfe dk iÍk çnku fd;k x;k && mls ÒwfeLokeh vfèkdkj çksn~Òwr && foØ; dk vjftLVªhÑr djkj && foØ; d¢ djkj ls gd varfjr ugÈ g¨rk && foØ; ds ,sls djkj d¢ vkèkkj ij && iÍk 'kwU; Ĩf"kr ugÈ fd;k tk ldrk && çR;FkÊ Ø-1 dk gd lkfcr ugÈ && lafgrk dh èkkjk 165 ¼7&[k½ d¢ micaèk¨a dk vuqikyu fd, fcuk Òwfe varfjr ugha djus d¢ fy, vihykFkÊ funsf'kr && jktLo vfÒys[k esa vgLrkUrj.kh; dh çfof"V djkus d¢ fy, dysDVj funsf'kr && vihy eatwj && fupys U;k;ky;¨a d¢ vkns'k vikLrA 2002 jk-fu- 95 ¼mPp- U;k-½] 2012 jk- fu- 246 ¼mPp U;k½ rFkk 1996 jk- fu- 175 ¼mPpre U;k-½ fufnZ"VA ¼iSjk 8 ls 11] 13 ,oa 14

¼5½ Òw&jktLo lafgrk] 1959 ¼e-ç-½ && èkkjk 44 ¼2½ && fupys U;k;ky;¨a d¢ ,d gh fu"d"kZ dc gLr{ksi fd;k tk ldrk gS && çR;FkÊ Ø- 1 d¢ i{k esa vjftLVªhÑr foØ; dk djkj && ogh lkfcr ugÈ && çR;FkÊ Ø- 1 d¨ gd ç¨nÒwr ugÈ g¨rk && vihykFkÊ dk gd v©j dCtk ;Fkkor && ekeys d¢ bu rkfRod igyqv¨a ij fopkj fd, fcuk fupys U;k;ky;¨a }kjk fudkys x, ,d gh fu"d"kZ nLrkost¨a ,oa fu;e¨a d¢ çfrdwy gSa && ogh vikLr fd, tkus ;¨X; gSa && fupys U;k;ky;¨a d¢ vkns'k vikLr fd, x, && vihy eatwj dh xÃA ¼iSjk 12 ,oa 13

(1) Practice -- preliminary objection about maintainability of appeal -- should be decided first. [Para 6-1

(2) Land Revenue Code, 1959 (M.P.) -- Ss. 44 -- and 50 -- question of maintainability of appeal -- leage of land granted by Tahsildar -- complaint of respondent No. 1 that land purchased from appellant by her husband -- on enquiry report of Tahsildar and S.D.O. -- case registered as suo motu revision in Court of Collector -- after 28-29 years -- lease cancelled on basis of violation of conditions of lease -- about illegality or irregularity in order of Tahsildar -- no any decision or objection taken by Collector -- mere registration of case in head of suo motu revision -- does not mean that order has been passed in suo motu revision -- action taken on violation of conditions of lease -- such action is taken as original trial Court and not suo motu revision -- order of Collector is as original category -- hence appeal is maintainable.

[Paras 2, 6-1 to 6-6 & 7

(3) Land Revenue Code, 1959 (M.P.) -- S. 50 -- limitation for suo motu revision -- is 180 days from date of knowledge of illegality ar irregularity committed by subordinate Court -- in the instant case order not passed in suo motu revision -- order of Collector is as original category -- hence bar of 180 days not applicable. 2010 RN 409 = 2010 (3) JLJ 77 (HC-FB) referred to. [Paras 6-6, 7 & 7-2

(4) Land Revenue Code, 1959 (M.P.) -- S.165 (7-B) -- Registration Act, 1908 -- S.17 -- Contract Act, 1872 -- S. 23 -- Transfer of Property Act, 1882 -- S.6 -- Transfer in violation of section 165 (7-B) of Code -- means of -- lease of land granted to appellant Bhumiswami rights accrued to him -- unregistered agreement to sell -- title does not transferred by agreement to sale and same not transfer -- on basis of such agreement to sale -- lease cannot be declared void -- title of respondent No. 1 not proved -- appellant directed not to transfered the land without compliance provisions of section 165 (7-B) of code -- Collector directed to make entry in revenue record as non transferable -- appeal allowed -- orders of Courts below set aside. 2002 RN 95 (HC), 2012 RN 246 (HC) and 1996 RN 175 (SC) referred to. [Paras 8 to 11, 13 & 14

(5) Land Revenue Code, 1959 (M.P.) -- S. 44 (2) -- concurrent findings of Courts below -- when may be interferred -- unregistered agreement to sell in favour of respondent No. 1 -- same not proved -- no title accrued to respondent No. 1 -- title and possession of appellant is intact -- without considering those material aspect of matter -- concurrent findings drawn by Courts below are contrary to documents and rules -- liable to be quashed -- orders of Courts below set aside -- appeal allowed. [Paras 12 & 13