India, May 20 -- Why India's land jurisprudence must revisit anachronistic assumptions about revenue records

A legal system derives strength from judicial precedents, but precedents themselves are shaped by the institutional realities of their time. Problems arise when assumptions embedded in old precedents continue to guide contemporary adjudication long after the administrative landscape that produced them has fundamentally changed.

The recent Supreme Court order in Vadiyala Prabhakar Rao vs Government of Andhra Pradesh, arising out of SLP(C) No. 27590 of 2025, yet again reiterates the oft-repeated precedents on mutations, titles and revenue records. The propositions contained in the precedents mentioned, have deep roots in Indian jur...