IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE VIVEK JAIN

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ON THE 8 OF DECEMBER, 2025 MISC. PETITION No. 6985 of 2025 SMT. DASHODA BAI Versus ANANDI PATEL AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri Shyam Yadav - Advocate for the petitioner.

ORDER By way of present the petitioner has called into question the order Annexure P-4 passed by the Sub-Divisional Officer as confirmed by the Additional Collector vide order Annexure P-6. The appeal of the petitioner had been rejected by the SDO on the ground of it being barred by limitation and the revision has also been dismissed confirming the said order.

2. It is contended by counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner had a right to get order on merits and only on the basis of limitation and delay appeal against mutation entries could not have been rejected by the SDO. It is therefore prayed that the appeal be directed to be decided on merits because the present petitioner was not party in the original mutation proceedings and she had filed appeal immediately after getting knowledge of the mutation proceedings.

3. Upon considering the aforesaid, it is seen that the petitioner is grand-

daughter of the deceased landowner and a