The Government of Maharashtra, on December 31, 2025, issued the Maharashtra Land Revenue (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2025.
• In Chapter XIII, after Section 259, the following section shall be inserted namely:- "259A. The appeal, revision or review filed before the State Government under this Chapter shall be heard and decided by the Minister in charge of the Revenue Department; or the State Minister in charge of the Revenue Department or the Additional Chief Secretary or Principal Secretary or Secretary-cum-Officer on Special Duty (Appeal and Revision), Revenue Department, as the case may be, if so duly authorized by the Minister in charge.".
• Notwithstanding anything contained in the Maharashtra Land Revenue Mah. and Code, 1966 or in any rules made thereunder or in any judgment, decree or order XLI of of any court, tribunal, or any other authority, acting or purporting to act under the provisions of the said Code, any action taken or things done, decision taken or orders passed by the Minister in charge or State Minister in charge of the Revenue Department or the Additional Chief Secretary or Principal Secretary or Secretary-cum-Officer on Special Duty (Appeal and Revision), Revenue Department, in appeals, revisions or review proceedings under the said Code, conducted before the date of commencement of the Maharashtra Land Revenue (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2025 (hereinafter in this section referred to as Mah. "the Amendment and Validation Act"); and any action taken, things done, decision LX of taken or orders passed by the revenue officers or any other officer or authority, shall be deemed to be and shall be deemed always to have been, duly and validly taken or done in accordance with the law as if the provisions of the said Code, as amended by the Amendment and Validation Act had been continuously in force at all material times and accordingly, no suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie in any court or before any tribunal or other authority on the ground that, the provisions of the said Code prior to such commencement did not empower the State Minister in charge of the Revenue Department or the Additional Chief Secretary or Principal Secretary or Secretary-cum-Officer on Special Duty (Appeal and Revision), Revenue Department, to hear and decide the appeal, revision or review, filed before the State Government.
[MAHARASHTRA ACT No. LX OF 2025]
