Land purchased as agricultural land cannot be treated as non-agricultural as not declared as abadi land

Prayag Dant Vigyan Anusandhan Vs State Of U.P. And 4 Others (Allahabad High Court) Allahabad High Court held that land in question was purchased as an agricultural land and the same was not declared u/s. 143 of UPZA & LR Act as an abadi land. Thus, once the land is not declared as abadi land, authorities were not justified in treating the same as non-agricultural land. Facts- Petitioner submits that vide registered Sale deed dated 09.2014, an agricultural land was purchased and paid the due stamp duty thereof. Thereafter, on the basis of spot inspection dated 18.12.2018, proceedings under ...