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As per case facts, petitioners claimed ownership and possession of land based on registered sale deeds from 1939-1951, leading to mutation of names and issuance of pattadar pass books by
...1988. The 6th respondent sought pattadar pass books in 2014, citing a 2014 partition. The Tahsildar refused due to existing pattadars, and the RDO dismissed the appeal, noting complicated facts for a Civil Court. The Joint Collector, however, set aside the RDO's order and directed the Tahsildar to process the 6th respondent's claim. This Writ Petition challenged the Joint Collector's order. The question arose whether revenue authorities could entertain such old claims and decide title over land, especially when an RDO previously indicated a Civil Court as the appropriate forum for complicated facts and the ROR Act governs such disputes. Finally, the High Court held that revenue authorities should not entertain claims after many decades, considering it arbitrary and lacking jurisdiction. It emphasized that complicated title questions must be resolved by a Civil Court, setting aside the Joint Collector's order.
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