The Supreme Court has sought a response from the Centre and others on a PIL seeking directions to establish a revenue judicial service for land disputes.
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi issued a notice to the Union of India, Law Commission, and others on a plea filed by advocate Ashwini Upadhyay.
The plea claimed that non-qualified legal professionals were deciding land disputes, resulting in erroneous and inconsistent decisions.
It stated that nearly 66% of civil cases were related to land disputes and that the current system causes widespread and continuing injury to citizens.
The plea sought directions to the Centre and states to prescribe a minimum legal qualification and judicial training module for revenue officers adjudicating land disputes.
It also sought a declaration that adjudication of land rights by public servants without formal legal education and judicial training is legally impermissible.
