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SLP Civil No. 22439 of 2024
REPORTABLE
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CIVIL APPEAL No. 15077 OF 2025 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 22439/2024)
TARACHANDRA …APPELLANT
VERSUS
BHAWARLAL & ANR. …RESPONDENT (S)
J U D G M E N T
MANOJ MISRA, J.
1. Leave granted.
2. This appeal impugns judgment and order of the High
Court of Madhya Pradesh at Indore1 dated 14.08.2024
passed in Misc. Petition No. 7284 of 20232 whereby the
Misc. Petition of the first respondent was allowed and
orders dated 27.09.2023, 17.12.2020 and 09.11.2020
passed by Additional Commissioner, Ujjain3, Sub-
1 The High Court 2 Misc. Petition 3 Commissioner
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SLP Civil No. 22439 of 2024
Divisional Officer (Revenue), Manasa4 and Tehsildar,
Manasa, respectively, were set aside and a direction
was issued to mutate the name of legal heirs of Roda
alias Rodilal, as per Hindu Succession Act, 19565, and
if they are not available, to enter the name of the State
Government in the records.
FACTS
3. Roda alias Rodilal was recorded as tenure holder of
Survey Nos. 148, 195, 218, 225, 229/Min-1, 230/Min-
1, 231, 234 located at Mouza Bhopali measur...