Baban Balaji More (D) By Lrs. vs Babaji Hari Shelar (D) By Lrs.

insc-2024-203 Supreme Court of India 14 March 2024 • CIVIL APPEAL NO. 8356 OF 2017 • 27 min read

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Case Significance

Baban Balaji More (D) By Lrs. vs Babaji Hari Shelar (D) By Lrs. is a Supreme Court of India decision dated March 14, 2024 (citation: insc-2024-203). The appeal involved correlation of three vintage Maharashtra legislations — the Hereditary Offices Act 1874, the Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act 1948, and the Revenue Patels (Abolition of Offices) Act 1962 — concerning Patel Watan lands in Chikhali village cultivated by tenants since 1955-56. The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, holding that the tenancy was lawfully subsisting on Tillers' Day (01.04.1957), and the tenants were entitled to exercise statutory purchase rights under Section The bench comprised Justices C.T. Ravikumar and Sanjay Kumar. The judgment was delivered by Justice Sanjay Kumar.

Summary

The appeal involved correlation of three vintage Maharashtra legislations — the Hereditary Offices Act 1874, the Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act 1948, and the Revenue Patels (Abolition of Offices) Act 1962 — concerning Patel Watan lands in Chikhali village cultivated by tenants since 1955-56. The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, holding that the tenancy was lawfully subsisting on Tillers' Day (01.04.1957), and the tenants were entitled to exercise statutory purchase rights under Section 32 of the Tenancy Act, as the heirs of the original Watandar could not evict tenants under the 1874 Act after the Tenancy Act became applicable.

What was the outcome of Baban Balaji More (D) By Lrs. vs Babaji Hari Shelar (D) By Lrs.?

The appeal involved correlation of three vintage Maharashtra legislations — the Hereditary Offices Act 1874, the Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act 1948, and the Revenue Patels (Abolition of Offices) ...

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