SC Strikes Down Bihar Rule: Mutation (Jamabandi) Cannot Be a Precondition for Property Registration

Samiullah Vs State of Bihar & Ors. (Supreme Court of India) Property Rights Upheld –  Mutation Not a Must for Registration – SC Quashes Bihar Rule Linking Jamabandi with Property Registration; Registration ≠ Title – SC Strikes Down Bihar’s Mutation Precondition Rule Declared Ultra Vires  Background The Supreme Court in this landmark decision has struck down sub-rules (xvii) & (xviii) of Rule 19 of the Bihar Registration Rules, 2008, inserted vide Notification No. IV.M-1-12/2019-3644 dated 10.10.2019, which empowered Sub-Registrars to refuse registration of sale/gift de...