https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172957 Section 170-B of the Madhya Pradesh Land Revenue Code was interpreted according to its plain and broad language, which covered transfers of agricultural land even between members of aboriginal tribes where the statutory conditions were met. The later insertion of sub-section (2-A) could not narrow the original scope, and the statement of objects and reasons was held incapable of overriding clear text. The provision's scheme allowed information gathering followed by enquiry into possible deprivation of legitimate rights, so failure to furnish information did not remove the need for enquiry under sub-section (3). The Sub-Divisional Officer's notice was therefore treated as valid and not without jurisdiction. en-us Mon, 16 Dec 2002 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 04 Sep 2015 15:42:22 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172957 Section 170-B of the Madhya Pradesh Land Revenue Code was interpreted according to its plain and broad language, which covered transfers of agricultural land even between members of aboriginal tribes where the statutory conditions were met. The later insertion of sub-section (2-A) could not narrow the original scope, and the statement of objects and reasons was held incapable of overriding clear text. The provision's scheme allowed information gathering followed by enquiry into possible deprivation of legitimate rights, so failure to furnish information did not remove the need for enquiry under sub-section (3). The Sub-Divisional Officer's notice was therefore treated as valid and not without jurisdiction. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 16 Dec 2002 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172957