In Brief
The State of Madhya Pradesh challenged a High Court judgment supporting a deity's claim to land ownership based on revenue entries. The Supreme Court held that revenue entries cannot be unilaterally corrected by revenue officials without following Section 115 of the M.P. Land Revenue Code, 1959, which requires proper enquiry and providing opportunity to affected parties. The appeal was dismissed, affirming that the statutory procedure must be followed to alter revenue records and that affected persons have a right to be heard before any changes are made.
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