Mumbai: Many disputes arise about all types of property including agricultural land in the state. This controversial situation arises due to various reasons, such as the location of dams in the fields, the use of agricultural roads, dispute over the ownership of trees on the dams. In addition, incidence of ownership changes also occur often, which can sometimes occur without knowing the original owner. Many times it is also complained that someone else’s name has been registered on their land, as they do not live in their hometown or have gone somewhere else for work.
In fact, the change in land ownership is due to specific legal reasons. All citizens should know about the process behind it and how these changes are recorded. The information given below explains such important cases.
1) Changes in ownership due to land acquisition process
The government acquires land for public projects. This process is implemented under the Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation Act. In this process, the name of the original owner of the concerned land is removed and the name of the government acquisition system is recorded in its place. In return, the farmer is compensated as per market price. This is an official and legal change in ownership.
2) Changes in ownership through purchase and sales transactions
After the purchase and sale of land, purchasing deeds are prepared. Accordingly, Talathi changes the name and registers the new owner on the seventh land. The amendment slip contains details of all changes like purchase and sales, succession records, loads etc. The new owner is officially registered after the board officials are approved.
3) Changes in ownership due to succession registration
After the owner’s death, his successors will have to apply to Talathi within 90 days and register their heritage. After registration, the name of the dead person is recorded in place of the name of his successors on the seventh and eighth page. This results in legal change in ownership.
4) Land allocation through court case
If the consent is not agreed when distributing the land among the co-heads, the Tehsildar asks to close the case and appeal to the court. CPC Under Section 54 of the Act, the court decides how to distribute the land. The administration then distributes the land and records the names of the concerned parties in a memorandum of seven pages.
