...Himachal Pradesh, for sale of his agricultural land. Now the admitted position in the State of Himachal Pradesh is that under Section 118 of the Himachal Pradesh Tenancy and Land...short ‘1972 Act’), only an agriculturist, which is defined under Section 2(2) of the 1972 Act, can purchase land in Himachal Pradesh, which would mean a landowner who personally cultivates .... Section 118 of the Himachal Pradesh Tenancy and Land Reforms Act, 1972 reads as under:“1[118. Transfer of Land to nonagriculturist barred : - (1) Notwithstanding anything to...

... envisaged under Rule 38-A Himachal Pradesh Tenancy and Land Reforms Rules, 2014 (as amended from time to time) under Section 118 of Himachal Pradesh Tenancy and Lan...(Revenue) has conveyed to the Deputy Commissioner, Solan, H.P., the consent qua the grant of permission in favour of the private respondent under Section 118 of the Himachal Pradesh Tenancy and Land...permission accorded by the Collector in terms of the provisions of Section 118 of the Himachal Pradesh Tenancy and Land Reforms Act, 1972 in favour of the private respondent has neither been challenged...

...Sanjay Karol, J. (Oral):— Learned Senior Counsel points out that proceedings under the provisions of Section 118 of the Himachal Pradesh Tenancy and Land Reforms Act...

...licence can only be issued after submission of re-validated permission under section 118 of the Himachal Pradesh Tenancy and Land Reforms Act, 1972. The petitioner company was...permission under section-118 of the Himachal Pradesh Tenancy and Land Reforms Act, 1972 in favour of petitioner company was also taken up with the respondent No. 2 by the...aforesaid instructions, the case of petitioner company will be examined and sent to the department of Revenue through Additional Chief Secretary (TCP) to the Govt. of Himachal Pradesh for decision on revalidation of permissions unde...

...Commissioner (Appeals), H.P. Shimla (Annexure P/1). Order dated 05.09.2014, in terms whereof, the proceedings which were initiated against the respondents, under Section 118 of the Himachal Pradesh Tenancy and...learned Financial Commissioner by observing that the respondents had in the interregnum already acted in a manner so as to comply with the permission granted to the respondents under Section 118 of the Himachal ...submitted that during the pendency of these proceedings the project has been completed and as the purpose for which the permission was granted under Section 118 of the Himachal Pradesh Tenancy and Land...

...writ petitioner in the instant writ petition was that the respondent-authorities have not drawn any action against the private respondents in terms of the mandate of Section 118 of the Himachal Pradesh Tenancy...and Land Reforms Act, 1972 (for short “the Act”). Further stated that action has been drawn, the District Collector, Shimla, has examined the case in terms of the mandate of Section 118 of the Act and decided the same in favour of t...

...the grounds that decree holder was neither agriculturist nor permanent resident of Himachal Pradesh, thus, he could not purchase the land in view of the embargo put under Section 118 of...sale consideration has not been paid. The decree holders filed reply to the objections raised by the judgment debtor. According to them, no permission under Section 118 of Himachal Pradesh Tenancy...the Himachal Pradesh Tenancy and Land Reforms Act. It was also stated that Dropti Devi was not a legally wedded wife of decree holder. He also pleaded that the decree was not executable as...

...reason that rigours of Section 118 of the Himachal Pradesh Tenancy and Land Reforms Act, 1972 are not attracted in the facts of the case and as she has purchased the property pursuant to a Court...auction order and pursuant to an auction conducted by the Court, no permission is required under the provisions of Section 118 of the Himachal Pradesh Tenancy and Land Reforms Act, 1972. It is further the...Iron & Steel Company Ltd. Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh and others, decided on 20.10.2016 has held that wherein a person purchases a property pursuant to an order of auction passed by the ...

...face of the judgment. However, having taken note of the fact that a case under Section 118 of the Himachal Pradesh Tenancy & Land Reforms Act, 1972 (for short ‘Act’) came to be initiated against the...in dispute, rather quite apparent from the record that petitioner herein was earlier allowed to render assistance by the District Collector while deciding the case under Section 118 of the Act...

...L. Narayana Swamy, C.J. (Oral):— Learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has taken permission on 11.10.2017 under Section 118 of the Himachal Pradesh Land...the purpose of constructing residential buildings, hotels etc. In compliance to Section 118 of the Act, the petitioner could not complete the work due to National Green Tribunal Order, Covid-19...pandemic and attachment orders have been passed by the competent Authority. It is further submitted that plans could not be finalized and by this time the permission granted under Section 118 of the Act has...

... . Section 118 of the Himachal Pradesh Tenancy and Land Reforms Act. 4. The petitioner has approached this Court on...Act being Central Act on the provisions of Himachal Pradesh Tenancy and Land Reforms Act, 1972 has been recognized. It has been clarified that rigors of Section 118 of the Himachal Pradesh Tenancy...Government under Section 118 of the Himachal Pradesh Tenancy and Land Reforms Act. The needful is directed to be done within four weeks. Petition is accordingly disposed of, so also, the pending...

...Tehsildar, Una observing therein that certain mutations/specified transactions/sale-deeds registered in favour of the respondents were hit by the provisions of Section 118 of the Himachal Pradesh ...respect of the suit property, were hit by the provisions of Section 118 of the Himachal Pradesh Tenancy and Land Reforms Act, 1974 and therefore deserved to be rejected. He had...the mutations/transactions executed in favour of respondents/plaintiffs regarding the same allegedly being in contravention of Section 118 of the Himachal Pradesh Tenancy and Land...

..., rather being void, (i) given the decree holders/trust, in contemporaneity, vis-a-vis, the registration, of the Trust, rather infracting the mandate, enshrined in Section 118, of, the Himachal Pradesh Tenancy...contention, raised before this court by the learned counsel, appearing for the petitioners/JDs, is, founded, (i) upon the factum, qua the statutory bar contemplated in Section 118, of, the Himachal Pradesh Tenancy...submits that with the Trust not being an agriculturist, (iii) thereupon, the sway of the afore prohibition, as, contemplated in Section 118, of, the Himachal Pradesh Tenancy and Land Reform Act, also...

...been given in para-3 of the writ petition and also in relief (i) and writ of mandamus declaring the sale deeds as ‘benami’ transactions and in breach of Section 118 of the Himachal Pradesh Tenancy...

...06.01.2024 passed by respondent-State under Section 118 of the Himachal Pradesh Tenancy and Land Reforms Act, 1972 (herein after to be referred to as "Act"). Apart from aforesaid proceedings, petitioner...Valley Iron Steel 2 Company Ltd. Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors,..., while issuing Sale Certificate imposed condition with the regard to compliance of the condition contained in order dated 06.04.2024 passed by the Government of Himachal Pradesh, whereby permission under Section ...

...Himachal Pradesh. The petitioner-Firm applied under Section 118 of the Himachal Pradesh Tenancy and Land Reforms Act, 1972 (in short ‘the Act’) to purchase some land for setting up of Apartment/Ho...expiry of the earlier extended period, the land purchased by the Firm shall stand vested in the State in terms of 2 Proviso to Sub-Section (2) of Section 118 of the above mentioned Act. The aggrie.../are entitled to purchase the agriculture land without any prior permission under Section 118 of the Act. The Firm will also draw legal status and entity from that of its...

...permission to purchase land in the State of Himachal Pradesh as per the provisions of Section 118 of the Himachal Pradesh Tenancy and Land Reforms Act, 1972, (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act...petition that while rejecting the application of the petitioner seeking permission to purchase land in the State of Himachal Pradesh as per the provisions of Section 118 of the Act, no reasons have...parties and also perused the entire record carefully.6. The petitioner had made application seeking permission to purchase land in the State of Himachal Pradesh as per the provisions of Section...

...." 2. Annexure P-1, dated 31.12.2024 is the permission granted in favour of the private respondent under Section 118 of the Himachal Pradesh Tenancy and Land Reforms Act to ... 2 purchase land in the State of Himachal Pradesh, who otherwise is a non-agriculturist. The petitioner is the person with whom the private res... IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP No. 8290 of 2025...

...consonance with the testamentary disposition of her brother-in-law since deceased, in sequel, with the provisions of Section 118 of the Himachal Pradesh Tenancy and Land Reforms Act, 1972...comprised in Annexure P-4 issued in the year, 2012, as such, it is contended that the same is fraudulently obtained by the petitioner. The relevant portion of Section 118 of the Himachal Pradesh T...coming into force of the amendment to the provisions of Section 118 of the Himachal Pradesh Tenancy and Land Reforms Act in the year 1995 the decree of a civil Court of...

...few areas. There was an initial objection on the part of the respondents and the people, to the effect that in view of the operation of Section 118 of the Himachal Pradesh Tenancy...& Land Reforms Act, 1972, without prior sanction from the Government, the petitioner cannot become the owner of the agricultural land in Himachal Pradesh. But we find that this Court has made...towers and the laying of the transmission lines is concerned, Section 118 (supra) is neither attracted nor applicable. This provision of law, therefore, cannot be invoked any one to the prejudice of...