Goa, Daman and Diu Agricultural Tenancy Act, 1964

The appellant, owner of agricultural land in Goa, sought a declaration from the Mamlatdar that certain occupants were not tenants under the Goa, Daman and Diu Agricultural Tenancy Act, 1964. The Mamlatdar granted a negative declaration, which was later set aside by the High Court on the ground that Section 7 of the Act…

The dispute concerned the "Conde‑Mayem" property in Goa, declared evacuee property and administered by the Custodian of Evacuee Property. The appellants were in possession as tenants of the Custodian, while Respondent No.2 sought declaration as a tenant (or deemed tenant) under Sections 7 and 8‑A of the Goa, Daman and …

The case concerned the constitutional validity of the Goa, Daman and Diu Agricultural Tenancy (5th Amendment) Act, 1976, which replaced Chapter III of the 1964 Tenancy Act with Chapter IIA, vesting land in tenants-in-possession for a price and removing landlords' limited right of personal cultivation. Landlords challen…

Mrs. Judith Fernandes and others leased land containing coconut trees to Conceicao Antonio Fernandes and others for six years. After the lease expired, the plaintiffs filed an eviction suit on 10 October 1973, before the Fifth Amendment to the Goa, Daman and Diu Agricultural Tenancy Act, 1964 came into force. The amend…

The Communidade of Tivim, a traditional agricultural community in Goa, sought permission from the Administrative Tribunal to settle a tenancy dispute with private respondents by bifurcating the disputed land on a 60:40 basis. The dispute arose from a 2017 trial court decree that declared the private respondents as agri…

The appellants, legal heirs of co‑owners of land acquired under a 1990 preliminary notification, claimed compensation for 5,070 sq.m. of tenanted agricultural land. The Land Acquisition Officer awarded Rs 17 per sq.m., split equally between landlords and tenants. The Reference Court raised it to Rs 175 per sq.m., but t…

The Supreme Court examined the compensation payable for land acquired from a tenant who held the land under the Goa, Daman and Diu Agricultural Tenancy Act, 1964. The land was subject to a statutory prohibition under Section 2 of the Goa Land Use (Regulation) Act, 1991, which barred any non‑agricultural use. The Court …

Inacio Martins filed a suit for declaration and injunction concerning his tenancy of a coconut grove, which was dismissed because he was not in possession. He subsequently filed a suit for restoration of possession, alleging unlawful dispossession by the defendants. The defendants contended that the second suit was bar…