Sushma Digambar Lokegaonkar v. the State of Maharastra, through Tahsildar
Case brief
What is this about?
A single bench held that an unregistered 99-year lease cannot be relied upon for mutation under Section 149 of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code as it requires compulsory registration under the Transfer of Property and Registration Acts.
What did the court decide?
Petition for issuing direction for effecting mutation is rejected. Petitioner must independently establish rights as a lessee.