Bhumidhari Rights Cannot Be Declared Administratively Despite Legal Entitlement: Allahabad HC

Jayraj Singh Vs State Of U.P. And 3 Others (Allahabad High Court) Allahabad High Court has clarified that claiming Bhumidhari rights, including the transition from non-transferable to transferable status, requires filing a formal declaratory suit before the competent authority rather than seeking an administrative order. The ruling came in the case of Jayraj Singh Vs State Of U.P. And 3 Others, where the petitioner sought a directive for the Sub-Divisional Officer to grant him absolute Bhumidhari rights over land vested in the Gaon Sabha or belonging to the State Government. The petitioner, re...