Mutation of Revenue Records Can Be Effected on the Basis of a Will: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of India has held that there is no legal bar on carrying out mutation of land records on the basis of a registered will. The Court clarified that mutation cannot be denied merely because the claim is founded on a testamentary document, setting aside the order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court and restoring mutation in favor of the legatee. Case Background The matter concerned agricultural land…