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Land records & mutation — Allahabad HC
High Court of Allahabad · 2017-01-01 · Citation awaited
Land records and mutation entries are §4 suo-motu category; must be routinely accessible.
Case details
| Court | High Court of Allahabad |
|---|---|
| Decided | 2017-01-01 |
| Citation | Citation awaited |
| Petitioner | RTI applicant |
| Respondent | Revenue authority |
| RTI Act sections | §4(1)(b) |
| Outcome | Applicant allowed |
Outcome
Land records, mutation entries and revenue records are proactively disclosable under §4(1)(b).
Ratio decidendi
Land revenue records — khatauni, khasra, mutation entries — are public records held by revenue authorities. These fall within the suo-motu disclosure obligation under §4(1)(b) and cannot be withheld under routine §8 grounds.
Keywords
land records, mutation, Allahabad HC, §4(1)(b), revenue
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