Smt. Ruchi Seth v. Dist. Magistrate / Collector Lko and 4 Others
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench (Division Bench) – Writ petition (WRIT
Case brief
What is this about?
Ruchi Seth v. District Magistrate/Collector, Lucknow & 4 Others; WRIT - C No. 606 of 2025; High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench; coram Attau Rahman Masoodi, J. and Subhash Vidyarthi, J.; decided 28.01.2025; neutral citation 2025:AHC-LKO:5489-DB. Land acquired under Sections 4 and 6, Land Acquisition Act (notifications 2007/2008); award 28.09.2010; possession handed over 26.09.2015; petitioner claimed under sale deed of 2019 executed after acquisition; mutation order dated 28.09.2019 by Revenue Authorities; held original tenure holder divested of title, post-acquisition transaction has no sanctity; prayer for compliance of mutation order has no consequence; writ petition dismissed.
What did the court decide?
Upon issuance of the acquisition notifications, rendering of the award and handing over of possession, the original tenure holder stood divested of his title; therefore, any transaction executed by him after the acquisition proceedings — including the 2019 sale deed in favour of the petitioner — has no sanctity in the eyes of law.