Samiullah vs The State Of Bihar

insc-2025-1292 Supreme Court of India 7 November 2025 • 35 min read

2 cases cited (0 SG, 2 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Practice Areas

Bihar Land Mutation Act, 2011 Bihar Mutation Act, 2011 Bihar Special Survey and Settlement Act, 2011 Concerns arising out of Bihar Land Mutation Act, 2011 Data Protection Act, 2023 Information Technology Act, 2000 Land Mutation Act, 2011 Registration Act, 1908 Stamp Act, 1899 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 present amendment in Registration Rules aims to address the public interest and compliance of Mutation Act, 2011

Judges (2)

Joymalya Bagchi Coram Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha Delivered

Parties (2)

State of Bihar Respondent Samiullah Appellant

Case Significance

Samiullah vs The State Of Bihar is a Supreme Court of India decision dated November 7, 2025 (citation: insc-2025-1292). Challenge to Bihar's amendment to Registration Rules requiring additional documents for property registration. The Supreme Court allowed the appeals and quashed the notification, holding the impugned rules exceeded the state's rule-making power, and suggested the Law Commission examine integrating property registration with blockchain-based conclusive titling. The bench comprised Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha. The judgment was delivered by Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha.

This case has been cited by 1 subsequent judgment. The judgment references 2 case citations.

Summary

Challenge to Bihar's amendment to Registration Rules requiring additional documents for property registration. The Supreme Court allowed the appeals and quashed the notification, holding the impugned rules exceeded the state's rule-making power, and suggested the Law Commission examine integrating property registration with blockchain-based conclusive titling.