Asst collector first class competent authority under UP Revenue Code to declare farm-land transaction void: HC
The Allahabad High Court has determined that only the assistant collector first class has the authority to declare agricultural land transactions void under the Uttar Pradesh Revenue Code. This ruling overturned previous decisions made by the district magistrate and commissioner regarding a sale deed involving a society and a foreign national. The court emphasized that the district magistrate does not have the jurisdiction to make such declarations, which are reserved for the assistant collector.
- ▪The Allahabad High Court ruled that the assistant collector is the competent authority to declare agricultural land transactions void under the Uttar Pradesh Revenue Code.
- ▪The court set aside an order by the Sant Kabir Nagar DM that declared a sale deed void due to the involvement of a foreign national.
- ▪The ruling clarified that the district magistrate does not have the power to declare transactions void, which is exclusively the role of the assistant collector.
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Asst collector first class competent authority under UP Revenue Code to declare farm-land transaction void: HCAsst collector first class competent authority under UP Revenue Code to declare farm-land transaction void: HCPublished on: May 17, 2026 12:27 AM ISTPTIShare viaCopy link Prayagraj , The Allahabad High Court has ruled that under the Uttar Pradesh Revenue Code, the assistant collector is the competent authority to declare any transaction of agricultural land void under section 166, if it is contravention of sections 154 and 157A, and the district magistrate has no jurisdiction to do so.Asst collector first class competent authority under UP Revenue Code to declare farm-land transaction void: HCWith the above observation, Justice Arun Kumar set aside an order passed by the Sant…
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