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Ashish   24 January 2025

Adivasi land cancellation of sale deed

Hi Everyone please help me with this...

I am adivasi hold a land 8acres wanted to sell it ...one non adivasi party approced me and said they will do all the procedures about sale deed without collector permission. I said ok as I was unable to take permission from collector as it's required so much money. We registered sale deed and land was handed to them....but ferfar was not done by authorities as this is adivasi land....also one of their cheque got bounced which is mentioned in sale deed....Now I asked them to mutually cancel sale deed but they are asking me more money for cancellation of sale deed... should I go for civil suit against them.... please help



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kavksatyanarayana (subregistrar/supdt.(retired))     24 January 2025

You cannot sell the land without permission from the District Collector.  You blindly believed the buyers and sold the land.  However, you can file a civil suit in court by consulting an advocate.

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Ashish   24 January 2025

But civil suit takes so much time atleast 3yrs..also I want to know would their will be any legal action against me as I agreed for sale deed

T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate (Advocate)     24 January 2025

In most cases, an Adivasi (tribal) cannot directly sell their property to a non-Adivasi without prior permission from the relevant government authorities, making such a sale potentially void or illegal depending on the specific state laws and regulations governing tribal land ownership; essentially, the sale is not automatically void but requires approval to be considered valid. 

To sell their land to a non-Adivasi, the Adivasi typically needs to obtain prior approval from the local revenue department or a designated authority, who will assess if the sale is necessary and fair.

The exact rules regarding Adivasi land sales vary depending on the state you are in.  

If without prior sanction there is transfer of possession by tribal to a non-tribal under agreement to sell, it is void ab initio.

If the cheque is bounced you can file a cheque bvounce case against him.

To cancel a sale deed, you can file a suit in a civil court.

You can gather evidence to support your claim, such as documentation of fraud or misrepresentation.

A sale deed can be canceled after registration, but only within a specific time frame and under certain conditions.

The cancellation must be based on valid grounds, such as fraud, misrepresentation, or breach of contract.

The cancellation must be requested within a reasonable timeframe.

You consult an experienced lawyer in the local and proceed as suggested 

Ashish   24 January 2025

Thank you so much sir....


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