PREM LATA (D) TH:LRS . vs NEW OKHLA INDUSTRIAL DEVEP.AUTHORITY — CONMT.PET.(C) No. 145/2011

Summary of CONMT.PET.(C) No. 000145/2011 - Prem Lata v. New Okhla Industrial Development Authority Outcome: The Supreme Court dismissed both the Special Leave Petition (SLP(C) No.7839/2007) and the Contempt Petition on October 11, 2011. The Court upheld the High Court Division Bench's decision, finding that revenue record mutations do not create or extinguish property title, and writ petitions for correcting mutation entries are not maintainable. Facts: Prem Lata and Lajja Ram Goel purchased plots in village Baraula in 1988. They obtained a Sub Divisional Magistrate's order in 1993 declaring the plots as "Abadi" (residential) under the U.P. Zamindari Abolition Act, 1950. However, the State Government had already acquired the land under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 for industrial development. Their applications to enter names in revenue records were rejected by the Tehsildar. Court's Ruling: The Court held that once land is lawfully acquired under the 1894 Act, officers under the 1950 Act lack jurisdiction to exempt it. Land release requires compliance with Section 48 of the 1894 Act through official notification, not administrative orders. The Court affirmed that mutation entries in revenue records are administrative matters and do not determine property ownership. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.