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Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 1982 - Section 10
Main points: The Special Court found that the applicant proved ownership over disputed land, leading to a land grabbing case. Key issues included the validity of the applicant's title and whether the respondent was a land grabber. Section 10 mandates that land grabbing is unlawful and punishable.
V.S.R. Mohan Rao vs The Special Court under A.P. Land Grabbing Prohibition - Telangana -
Land Dispute and Land Grabbing Under the Act
Main points: Courts upheld the petitioner’s registered title and identified respondents as land grabbers, reaffirming that land grabbing in any form is illegal under the Act. Disputes over ownership are civil, but land grabbing is a criminal offense.
Smt. Kasina Mohini vs Smt Gopisetti Rajya Lakshmi - Andhra Pradesh -
Civil vs. Criminal Dispute in Land Cases
Main points: Courts clarified that disputes over land ownership and title are civil matters beyond writ jurisdiction. Land grabbing allegations require criminal proceedings, but civil disputes alone do not constitute land grabbing with criminal intent.
M.Kanaka Durga vs The State of Telangana - Telangana, Jaynal Abedin, S/o Lt. Abdul Aziz VS Biki Sahu, S/o Shukhial Sahu - Gauhati -
Nature of Dispute and Land Grabbing under the Assam Act, 2010
Main points: Not all land disputes qualify as land grabbing; for criminal status, there must be evidence of criminal intent. Civil disputes, such as route blocking, are distinguished from land grabbing.
Jaynal Abedin, S/o Lt. Abdul Aziz VS Biki Sahu, S/o Shukhial Sahu - Gauhati, Abdul Mannan Akond S/o. Lt. Mober Akond VS Hasina Yasmin And 2 Ors. D/o. Abdul Hamid - Gauhati, Anarul Hoque VS Sadir Ali - Gauhati -
Land Grabbing Proceedings and Property Ownership
Main points: Land grabbing proceedings can be initiated by the government when possession is allegedly taken unlawfully. Ownership disputes are civil, but proceedings may be initiated if unlawful possession or grabbing is suspected.
Deepthi Avenues VS State of Andhra Pradesh, reptd. , by Principal Secretary to Government, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad - Andhra Pradesh -
Jurisdiction and Disputes over Title
Main points: Disputes over land ownership or pending proceedings do not prevent registration or transfer of land documents. Such disputes are subject to the outcome of land grabbing cases but do not automatically invalidate transactions.
Kunchanapalli Mysooraiah VS Sub-Registrar, Cuddapah District - Andhra Pradesh
Analysis and Conclusion:
Land grabbing cases under Indian law, particularly the Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 1982, focus on the unlawful act of taking possession of land with criminal intent. Courts distinguish civil disputes over ownership from criminal land grabbing, which involves illegal possession or extraction of land. Provisions like Section 10 of the Act criminalize land grabbing, and courts have upheld that valid registered titles are crucial but do not preclude criminal proceedings if unlawful possession is involved. Disputes over ownership or pending civil proceedings do not bar registration or criminal cases, but the core issue remains whether the act constitutes unlawful grabbing with criminal intent. Proper legal procedures and evidence are essential to establish land grabbing versus civil ownership disputes.
References:
- V.S.R. Mohan Rao vs The Special Court under A.P. Land Grabbing Prohibition - Telangana
- Smt. Kasina Mohini vs Smt Gopisetti Rajya Lakshmi - Andhra Pradesh
- M.Kanaka Durga vs The State of Telangana - Telangana
- Jaynal Abedin, S/o Lt. Abdul Aziz VS Biki Sahu, S/o Shukhial Sahu - Gauhati
- Abdul Mannan Akond S/o. Lt. Mober Akond VS Hasina Yasmin And 2 Ors. D/o. Abdul Hamid - Gauhati
- VINESHBHAI NATHUBHAI VASAIYA VS STATE OF GUJARAT - Gujarat
- Deepthi Avenues VS State of Andhra Pradesh, reptd. , by Principal Secretary to Government, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad - Andhra Pradesh
- Anarul Hoque VS Sadir Ali - Gauhati
- R. Komaraiah VS Special Court, Hyderabad - Andhra Pradesh
- Kunchanapalli Mysooraiah VS Sub-Registrar, Cuddapah District - Andhra Pradesh
Search Results for "Land Grabbing Title Dispute"
2025 Supreme(Online)(TEL) 269 • India - High Court of Telangana
ABHINAND KUMAR SHAVILI, LAXMI NARAYANA ALISHETTY, JJ
Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 1982 - Section 10 - Land grabbing dispute - The Special Court found that the applicant established ... belonging to her, leading to the filing of a land grabbing case. ... ... ... Issues: The main issues were the validity of the applicant's title and whether the writ petitioner was a land grabber. ... Section 10 of the Land Grabbing Act mandates that the applican....
2025 Supreme(Online)(AP) 6310 • India - High Court of Andhra Pradesh
Sri Ravi Nath Tilhari, Sri Maheswara Rao Kunche, JJ
Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 1982 - Sections 2(e), 3, 4, 10 - Land Dispute - The petitioner sought eviction of respondents from ... land, asserting title through registered sale deeds dating from 1961. ... The primary authority upheld her title, found respondents as land grabbers. ... This section explicitly declares land grabbing in any form to be unlawful, making it a punishable offense under the Act. Sectio....
2025 Supreme(Online)(Tel) 18485 • India - IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
B. VIJAYSEN REDDY, J
The petitioners, heirs of a land purchase, allege land grabbing and seek relief for their property. ... The court finds the petition lacks merit, stating the dispute pertains to ownership and title, which the writ jurisdiction cannot ... This writ petition seeks the issuance of a Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the Respondent illegal concerning land disputes ... In that connection, the petitioners lodged complaint against the above persons in Crime No.1068 o....
2022 0 Supreme(Gau) 772 • India - Gauhati
MARLI VANKUNG
nature of dispute which is with regards to title over disputed land, it cannot be dubbed as land grabbing case with criminal intent ... under Assam Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 2010 till disposal. ... Para 19 Finding of the Court : Dispute is over blocking of route which goes to land ... There is a civil dispute arising out of the land between the parties and pending before ....
2022 0 Supreme(Gau) 603 • India - Gauhati
DEVASHIS BARUAH
declaring right, title and interest over disputed land and Petitioner was held to be a land grabber and accordingly liable to be ... Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 2010. ... Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 - Section 115 ,151 - Assam Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 2010 - Section ... Dehors criminal intention mere unauthorised possession may not come with the definition of “land grabbing”, although, there may be a civil disp....
2021 0 Supreme(Guj) 452 • India - Gujarat
B.N.KARIA
4(3) – Grant of Bail - Civil dispute into the criminal dispute – Pendency of Civil disptue – Land grabbing – Finding of the Court: Right, title and interest in respect of the land in question is subject matter before ... I- 11821033210086 of 2021 registered with Limdi Police Station, District: Dahod for the offences punishable under Sections 3 and 4(3) of the Gujarat Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act 2020. ... The said dispu....
2010 0 Supreme(AP) 1244 • India - Andhra Pradesh
C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY
which eventually ended in favour of the predecessor in title of the petitioner - Land grabbing proceedings initiated by the Government ... to this property - Allegedly taken possession - Property in dispute - Petitioner claims to be the owner and possessor of the said ... to this property, which was stated to originally belong and granted - Petitioner also narrated a legal dispute regarding the property ... The land grabbing proceedings initiated by the Government als....
2020 0 Supreme(Gau) 35 • India - Gauhati
MIR ALFAZ ALI
Land Grabbing - Disputed Land Ownership - Assam Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 2010, Section 2(d), 2(e), 8, 9, 10, 21 - The ... Finding of the Court: The court found that the disputed possession did not constitute 'land grabbing' as defined under ... court discussed the definitions of 'land grabber' and 'land grabbing' under the Assam Land Grabbing....
2002 0 Supreme(AP) 723 • India - Andhra Pradesh
DALAVA SUBRAHMANYAM, S.R.NAYAK
Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 1982 – Section 8 (6) – 2nd respondent filed the LGC in the special Court for declaration of title ... of the order and also directing prosecution of the petitioner for the offence of land grabbing as provided under the Act – Petitioner ... and for recovery of possession of the land to an extent of 1102 Sq. yards equivalent to 922 sq. metres comprised in Sy. ... such dispute. ... At any rate, as the dispute involved fa....
2005 0 Supreme(AP) 604 • India - Andhra Pradesh
B.SESHASAYANA REDDY
... Dispute as to title or pendency of proceedings does not confer any ... jurisdiction to refuse to registrar and release document once requisite stamp duty is paid - He has no power to go into question of title ... It is made clear that the alienations in question will be subject to the result of Land Grabbing Case said to be pending in the Special Court. " therefore, the dispute as to the title or pendency of proceedings does not confer any right on the register....
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