Nazul - Indian Laws - General

Meaning of word Nazul A Nazul land is owned by State, though it may have vested in the State for various reasons. Nature of Nazul land has been discussed by this Court in some of the judicial pronouncements. In Sunni Central Board of Waqfs vs. Sri Gopal Singh Visharad and others 2010 ADJ (1) SFB) (LB) (in which one of us Sudhir Agarwal, J. was a member; rendered judgment which constituted majority on this aspect), this Court has observed as under : 4430. In the Legal Glossary 1992, fifth edition, published by the Legal Department of the Government of India at page 589, the meaning of the word Nazul has been given as Rajbhoomi i.e. Government land . It is an Arabic word and it refers to a land annexed to Crown. During the British Regime, immoveable property of individuals, Zamindars, Nawabs and Rajas when confiscated for one or the other reason, it was termed as Nazul property . The reason being that neither it was acquired nor purchased after making payment. In the old record, we are told when they used to be written in Urdu, this kind of land was shown as Jaidad Munzabta . CIT vs M/S CARLTON HOTEL PVT LTD.- 2017 (1) TMI 1471 - ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT