New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- The Supreme Court recently ruled that a revenue entry does not imply abandonment of property rights, emphasising that proof of relinquishment is necessary. The bench, in its order dated 20 August, upheld a trial court's decision affirming co-ownership of joint family property after rejecting claims of voluntary relinquishment, Live Law reported.

The Supreme Court bench presided over by Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Augustine George Masih ruled that a revenue record entry neither creates nor extinguishes title to immovable property. This case concerns the title rights to agricultural land located in Kanadia Village, Indore district, Madhya Pradesh, within a joint family property. The case concerned a feud over 12....