Land survey is going to start in Bihar from 20 August 2024. Many kinds of questions are arising in the minds of the people regarding this. Which form to fill, which documents to keep ready, what to show to the survey team, there are all kinds of questions like this. Along with this, many kinds of questions are also arising in the minds of the people regarding the possession of the land. Today we will tell you that if there are no papers of any land, then who will have the ownership rights on that land.
If there is possession on government land, it will be taken back!
Gairmanjrua common land, which is also called government land, if someone has illegal possession of it, then the government will take back that land, in such a situation, if someone does not have the papers of the land, then the papers can be made. If someone does not have the papers of the land, then he can get the papers of his land made from the boundary of the land of the people around. The boundary is a kind of map that separates the surrounding land from your land, from this it can be ascertained how much land you have in possession.
What does the law say if there is no heir?
There is a law of the British which is also called Adverse Possession. Under this, after continuous possession for 12 years, ownership rights can be filed on that land. But the condition is that in the period of 12 years, no one else should have claimed that possession or there should not have been any kind of obstruction. On this issue, the Supreme Court also resolved a dispute by giving its verdict, in which the Supreme Court had said that the person who has possession of the land for 12 years will be considered the owner of that land.
What does the Supreme Court say on government land?
The Supreme Court bench has said that if no one claims ownership of that land for 12 years, then the person who has occupied that land will be considered its owner. However, this decision of the Supreme Court is related to private land. This decision will not be applicable on government land. While giving its verdict on land possession, the Supreme Court said that Indian law gives a person the right to claim his right on a land for 12 years. If a land is disputed, then a person can file a case within 12 years claiming his right on it and can get it back from the court.
Let us tell you that under the Limitation Act, 1963, the time to claim ownership on private property is 12 years, while this limit is 30 years on government land. Complaint of forceful possession has to be made within 12 years.
(PC: Freepik)
