Bombay High Court Quashes Minister's Revision Order in Land Partition Dispute — Holds That Revenue Authorities Cannot Reopen Final Civil Court Decrees Under Maharashtra Land Revenue Code. The court ruled that the revisional power under Section 257 of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966 cannot be used to re-adjudicate a partition decree that attained finality in 1956, and that a delay of over 12 years in filing revision is fatal.
4 Nov 2025The Bombay High Court was hearing a batch of writ petitions challenging an order dated 27 September 2024 passed by the Minister (Revenue and Forest De...





