SC rules cancelled mutations cannot establish ownership

The relevant mutations had been cancelled by the District Officer Revenue on November 23, 2004, while the original sale deeds were not produced before either the trial court or the appellate court.A three-member bench comprising Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Justice Shahid Waheed and Justice Irfan Saadat Khan heard the case on October 13, 2026.According to the judgment, the appellant claimed to have purchased the land from Ilahi Bakhsh and others….

8106 dated September 30, 1985, and filed a suit for possession on July 21, 1993.The government educational institution concerned, however, maintained that the land had been in the possession of Government Normal School Kamalia since 1926.

The institution is now known as Government College Elementary Teachers Kamalia.The Supreme Court observed that revenue entries do not, by themselves, constitute documents of title, and their cancellation does not automatically invalidate the underlying sale deeds.

However, the appellant failed to establish ownership through the required legal evidence because the original sale deeds had not been produced.

SC rules cancelled mutations cannot establish ownership Our Correspondent | Updated 10 minutes ago | Says disputed property claims require declaration of title alongside possession.