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SC Strikes Down Bihar Rule: Mutation (Jamabandi) Cannot Be a Precondition for Property Registration
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- Samiullah Vs State of Bihar & Ors. (Supreme Court of India)
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- Supreme Court of India
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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 registratio...





