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Gujarat Tenancy Act: A Guide to Tenancy Rights and Agricultural Land Restrictions
The Gujarat Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948 is not an ordinary landlord-and-tenant law. It is a land reform statute that was enacted to protect agricultural tenants and re
Non-Agricultural (NA) Permission Process in Gujarat
Agricultural land in Gujarat cannot generally be used for residential, commercial, industrial or other non-agricultural purposes without complying with the applicable legal require
What is a 7/12 extract and how to correct errors
Anyone who has bought, sold, inherited or borrowed against agricultural land in Gujarat is likely to have encountered the 7/12 extract, also known as the Satbara Utara. This import
Mutation entry disputes: how to challenge them in Gujarat
A mutation entry in Gujarat is a change recorded in the village revenue records when rights in land change through a sale, inheritance, gift, partition, mortgage or court decree. T
How to file an appeal before the Gujarat Revenue Tribunal (GRT)
The Gujarat Revenue Tribunal (GRT) occupies a distinct position in Gujarat’s land dispute system. It is not part of the Revenue Department’s administrative hierarchy, n
How to file a revision before the SSRD (Special Secretary, Revenue)
For most land and revenue disputes in Gujarat that begin before a Talati, Mamlatdar or Collector, the Special Secretary, Revenue Department (Appeals) (SSRD) is the final revisional
SSRD vs GRT: which forum for your Gujarat land dispute
Land disputes in Gujarat do not ordinarily begin in a civil court. They generally move through the Gujarat revenue hierarchy—from the Talati and Mamlatdar to the Deputy Collector
Symbolic vs Physical Possession under SARFAESI
A borrower who finds a possession notice pasted on the door of a mortgaged property, along with a newspaper advertisement stating that the bank has taken possession, has usually no
Limitation Periods for DRT and SARFAESI Actions
The DRT limitation period can decide a debt recovery dispute before the merits of the claim are even examined. A claim may fail if it is filed after the applicable limitation perio
SARFAESI Section 13(2) and 13(4) notice: a borrower’s options
Two stages define the enforcement process under the SARFAESI Act, 2002: the Section 13(2) SARFAESI notice and the measures taken under Section 13(4). They serve different purposes,
