Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948

The appellants, long‑time tenants of a parcel of agricultural land, sought to exercise their statutory right to purchase the land after the landlord, a widow, died and her interest passed to her heir. The lower courts held that the tenants had lost the right because they failed to give the required intimation under Sec…

A group of heirs filed a suit in 1987 to set aside a 1963 Agricultural Lands Tribunal order and a 1954 sale certificate concerning land that had been placed under the control of a court‑appointed receiver after the death of the original owner in 1946. The defendants moved to reject the plaint under Order VII Rule 11(d)…

The case concerned agricultural Watan lands in Maharashtra held by the heirs of the original Watandar after his death in 1958. The appellants sought possession of the lands under sections 5, 11 and 11A of the Maharashtra Hereditary Offices Act, 1874, arguing that the tenancy created by the tenants had terminated. The r…