Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Land Act, 1948

The appellant, the son of a temple priest, cultivated three agricultural plots belonging to the respondent landlord and received the entire crop as payment for his services as pujari and caretaker of dharamshalas. The landlord sued for possession, and the lower authorities initially held the appellant to be a tenant, a…

The petitioners, Lalita Ramesh Lase and others, claimed to be protected tenants of certain agricultural plots under the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Land Act, 1948, invoking Section 70(B) and seeking declaration of status dating back to the Tiller's Day of 1 April 1957. Their applications, initially approved by the …

The appellant purchased an undivided interest in a 106‑acre parcel where the respondent was the tenant in actual possession. A revenue forum initially held both parties to be tenants in common, but a later appellate order declared the appellant not to be a tenant, making the respondent the sole tenant. The appellant so…

The appellant, a landlady, sought determination of reasonable rent under Section 43-B of the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Land Act, 1948, alleging that the contractual rent was inadequate. The respondents, tenants, contended that they became absolute owners of the land on the tiller's day (1 April 1957) under Sectio…