Maharashtra Restoration of Lands to Scheduled Tribes Act, 1974

Bhupendra Singh purchased land from a tribal (Kisana) in 1958. The Maharashtra Restoration of Lands to Scheduled Tribes Act, 1974, later restored that land to the tribal's heirs in 1976‑77. The Surplus Land Determination Tribunal, applying the Maharashtra Agricultural Lands (Ceiling on Holdings) Act, 1961, treated the …

The appellant purchased agricultural land from a tribal seller with collector's permission, but the Sub‑Divisional Officer, invoking the Maharashtra Restoration of Lands to Scheduled Tribes Act, 1974, ordered restoration of possession to the tribal buyer. The appellant appealed, arguing that sections 3(1) and 4 of the …

The case concerned land originally owned by a tribal person that had been sold to a non‑tribal transferee. The Assistant Collector initially dropped restoration proceedings under Section 4 of the Maharashtra Restoration of Lands to Scheduled Tribes Act, 1974, because the tribal transferor was unwilling to repurchase th…