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Supreme Court (SC) Judgements on Bombay Land Revenue Code, 1879

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List of Judgements

Pradip N. Sharma Vs. State of Gujarat & Anr.

Judgement Date : february/2025, Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 203 SC

Ismailbhai I. Kansara (D) through LRS. Vs. State of Gujarat

Judgement Date : july/2021, Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 276 SC

VINODCHANDRA SAKARLAL KAPADIA vs. STATE OF GUJARAT

Judgement Date : june/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 394 SC

Headnote :

IMPORTANTAgricultural land governed by the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act cannot be transferred through a will.According to Sections 43 and 63 of the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948, the validity of testamentary transfers of agricultural land is in question. Even though a...

SHANKAR SAKHARAM KENJALE vs. NARAYAN KRISHNA GADE

Judgement Date : april/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 315 SC

Headnote :

The Transfer of Property Act, 1882, Section 60, along with Sections 3, 4, 5, and 8 of the Bombay Paragana and Kulkarni Watans (Abolition) Act, 1950, and Section 90 of the Indian Trusts Act, 1882, addresses the mortgage of land and the right of redemption for a tenant mortgager. In this case, a Watan...

Dipak Babaria & ANR. Vs. State of Gujarat & Ors. [January 23, 2014]

Judgement Date : january/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 46 SC

Kanwar Singh Meena Vs. State of Rajasthan & ANR. [October 16, 2012]

Judgement Date : october/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 599 SC

Ramgir Uttamgir Goswami Vs. State of Gujarat & ANR [1988] INSC 19 (20 January 1988)

Judgement Date : january/1988, Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 19 SC

Headnote :

The appellant\'s land was located along the banks of the Tapti River, an area known for its frequent flooding. This land was targeted for acquisition under the Land Acquisition Act of 1894.A preliminary notification indicating the intention to acquire the land was issued under Section 4 of the Act a...

State of Gujarat & Ors Vs. Parshottamdas Ramdas Patel & Ors [1987] INSC 332 (12 November 1987)

Judgement Date : november/1987, Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 331 SC

Headnote :

The State Government of Gujarat, as the Appellant, issued a Notification on March 31, 1976, which was published in the Government Gazette on April 8, 1976, under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. This notification indicated that the lands owned by the respondents were likely to be requ...

Jyasing Dnyanu Mhoprekar & ANR Vs. Krishna Babaji Patil & ANR [1985] INSC 159 (17 July 1985)

Judgement Date : july/1985, Citation : 1985 Latest Caselaw 159 SC

Headnote :

Krishna Babaji Patil, the first respondent, along with his brother Bandu Babaji Patil, owned a half-share in the lands identified by survey numbers 221/1, 222/2, 226/8, and 226/12, totaling 22 acres and 13 gunthas, located in Monja Shirsi, Peta Shirola, District Sangli, Maharashtra. They were perman...

Anant Kibe & Ors Vs. Purushottam Rao & Ors [1984] INSC 82 (17 April 1984)

Judgement Date : april/1984, Citation : 1984 Latest Caselaw 82 SC

Headnote :

In 1837, the late Maharaja Harihar Rao Holkar granted an inam of a garden to the priest of the Holkar family. This inam was granted under the condition of Putra Pautradi Vansh Parampara, which required maintenance (parvarish). The three appellants in this case are the legal heirs and successors of t...

Nagesh Bisto Desai Vs. Khando Tirmal Desai [1982] INSC 28 (2 March 1982)

Judgement Date : march/1982, Citation : 1982 Latest Caselaw 28 SC

Headnote :

The plaintiff\'s father was the last individual to hold the office of Desai. Following his death, the plaintiff, being the eldest son, was acknowledged as the watandar. In 1904, the services associated with the Desai office were converted into a quit-rent known as \'judi\'. According to section 4(1)...

Thakoreshri Naharsinghji Dolatsinghji & Ors Vs. State of Gujarat & Ors [1979] INSC 151 (17 August 1979)

Judgement Date : august/1979, Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 151 SC

Headnote :

The disputed lands, which were once part of a former Princely State, remained unalienated as long as the Princely State collected land revenue for them. They became alienated when the Princely State granted proprietary jagirs to the jagirdars, who then settled the disputed lands with the appellants...

State of Maharashtra & Ors Vs. Man Singh Surat Singh Padvi & Ors [1978] INSC 28 (14 February 1978)

Judgement Date : february/1978, Citation : 1978 Latest Caselaw 28 SC

Headnote :

In the West Khandesh district, there existed six estates belonging to Tribal Chiefs known as Mehwassi Estates. The Bombay Land Revenue Code of 1879 was applied to these estates through Section 3 of the West Khandesh Mehwassi Estates Regulation of 1949. Additionally, Section 4 of this Regulation exte...

State of Gujarat & Ors Vs. Gujarat Revenue Tribunal & Ors [1976] INSC 43 (9 March 1976)

Judgement Date : march/1976, Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 43 SC

Headnote :

on the coming into force of the Bombay Merged Territories and Areas (Jagirs Abolition) Act 1953, on and from August 1, 1954, the jagirs were abolished and certain properties comprised therein vested in the State. Some compensation was awarded by the Jagir Abolition officer to the jagirdars on their...

State of Gujarat Vs. Patel Raghav Natha & Ors [1969] INSC 118 (21 April 1969)

Judgement Date : april/1969, Citation : 1969 Latest Caselaw 118 SC

Headnote :

The respondent, who occupied agricultural land, submitted a request to the Collector for permission to convert the land for non-agricultural purposes under section 65 of the Bombay Land Revenue Code, 1879. In July 1960, the Collector granted this permission with the stipulation that the land be used...

Ahmedabad Manufacturing & Calico Printing Co., Ltd. Vs. State of Gujarat & Ors [1967] INSC 100 (10 April 1967)

Judgement Date : april/1967, Citation : 1967 Latest Caselaw 100 SC

Headnote :

The petitioners owned textile mills located in the City of Ahmedabad, with their properties distributed across three distinct zones.In the inner zone, there were properties exempt from land revenue due to the provisions of section 123 of the Bombay Land Revenue Code. The middle zone contained lands...

Arnold Rodricks & ANR Vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors [1966] INSC 74 (14 March 1966)

Judgement Date : march/1966, Citation : 1966 Latest Caselaw 74 SC

Headnote :

The office of the commissioner was discontinued in Bombay State in 1950 but was reinstated in 1958 through the Commissioners of Division Act, which was enacted by the Bombay Legislature. The Schedule of the Act modified various laws to grant powers to the Commissioners. Section 3(3) of the Act allow...

Navinchandra Babubhai Nagarsheth & Ors Vs. Bombay Revenue Tribunal & Ors [1966] INSC 22 (21 January 1966)

Judgement Date : january/1966, Citation : 1966 Latest Caselaw 22 SC

Headnote :

The appellants were shareholders in Inam villages. Following the abolition of Inams under the Bombay Personal Inams Abolition Act, 1953, they sought compensation for their Inam as per section 17(1) of the Act. Section 17(5) states, \"Nothing in this section shall entitle any person to compensation o...

Ishverlal Thakorelal Almaula Vs. Motibhai Nagjibhai [1965] INSC 150 (10 August 1965)

Judgement Date : august/1965, Citation : 1965 Latest Caselaw 150 SC

Headnote :

In June 1939, the appellant leased certain lands for agricultural use, initially to the respondent\'s father and subsequently to the respondent. The tenancy was renewed annually through new agreements. After issuing a notice to the respondent in November 1955 to vacate the lands by March 31, 1956, t...

Shri U.R. Mavinkurve Vs. Thakor Madhavsinghji Gambhirsingh & Ors [1965] INSC 44 (24 February 1965)

Judgement Date : february/1965, Citation : 1965 Latest Caselaw 44 SC

Headnote :

The initial eleven respondents were Jagirdars from a former state that was integrated into the State of Bombay in June 1948. In August 1953, these respondents entered into an agreement with respondent No. 12, allowing the latter to cut and remove all types of trees from forest lands across 39 villag...

Builders Supply Corporation Vs. the Union of India Represented By the Commissioner O [1964] INSC 278 (30 November 1964)

Judgement Date : november/1964, Citation : 1964 Latest Caselaw 278 SC

Headnote :

The appellant initiated legal action against Respondent No. 2 and obtained a decree for Rs. 12,275-9-0. The judgment-debtor had a deposit of Rs. 50,000 with the Superintending Engineer in Calcutta as security for fulfilling a contract. Upon the appellant\'s request, the Executing Court attached an a...

Shankar Narayan Ranade Vs. Union of India [1963] INSC 22 (8 February 1963)

Judgement Date : february/1963, Citation : 1963 Latest Caselaw 22 SC

Headnote :

The appellant was a co-owner in the Inam village of Vadner and filed a lawsuit against the respondents, seeking relief based on his claim to the flowing water of the Valdevi River. During World War II, military authorities constructed residential quarters both within and outside Vadner\'s boundaries...

Maharana Shri Jayvantsinghji Ranmalsinghji Vs. The State of Gujarat [1961] INSC 365 (22 December 1961)

Judgement Date : december/1961, Citation : 1961 Latest Caselaw 365 SC

Headnote :

The petitioners, who held tenure, contested the constitutional validity of the Bombay Land Tenure Abolition Laws (Amendment) Act, 1958, specifically sections 3 and 4 in conjunction with section 6, claiming they violated their fundamental rights under Articles 14, 19, and 31 of the Constitution. In s...

Mst. Subhadra Vs. Narsaji Chenaji Marwadi [1961] INSC 240 (9 August 1961)

Judgement Date : august/1961, Citation : 1961 Latest Caselaw 240 SC

Headnote :

The owner of a specific piece of land granted a perpetual lease on an annual rent to certain individuals, who then sublet it to the respondent at a higher rent. The respondent subsequently sublet the land to the appellant at an even higher rent. All three lease agreements stated that the lessee coul...

Shri Mahadeo Paikaji Kolhe Yavatmal Vs. The State of Bombay [1961] INSC 136 (4 April 1961)

Judgement Date : april/1961, Citation : 1961 Latest Caselaw 136 SC

Headnote :

The petitioners contested the constitutional legitimacy of the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands (Vidarbha Region and Kutch Area) Act, 1958, which applied the provisions of the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands (Amendment) Act, 1956, to the regions of Vidarbha and Kutch. This Act had previou...

Gangadharrao Narayanrao Majumdar Vs. The State of Bombay & ANR [1960] INSC 166 (3 October 1960)

Judgement Date : october/1960, Citation : 1960 Latest Caselaw 166 SC

Headnote :

The appellants possessed personal inams regulated by Bombay Acts Nos. II and VII of 1863, which allowed them to hold their lands by paying a land revenue that was lower than the full assessment. Following the enactment of the Bombay Personal Inams Abolition Act, 1952, the appellants, affected by thi...

Rangildas Varajdas Khandwala Vs. Collector of Surat & Ors [1960] INSC 165 (3 October 1960)

Judgement Date : october/1960, Citation : 1960 Latest Caselaw 165 SC

Headnote :

The appellant held a personal inam that he had acquired from the original inamdar, who had been issued a Sanad under the Bombay Act No. VII of 1863. He was paying Rs. 7 as salami and Rs. 6-3-0 as quit rent, with the total land assessment amounting to Rs. 56-8-0. Initially, the land was part of a vil...

Rathod Bhimjibhai Masrubhai Rajput & ANR Vs. The State of Bombay & Ors [1959] INSC 148 (7 December 1959)

Judgement Date : december/1959, Citation : 1959 Latest Caselaw 148 SC

Headnote :

The appellants, who owned certain lands referred to as \"Lal-liti\" lands, were assessed for land revenue under the provisions of the Bombay Land Revenue Code, 1879, following the enactment of the Bombay Taluqdari Tenure Abolition Act, 1949. Originally, \"Lal-liti\" lands were granted by Taluqdars i...

Lilachand Tuljaram Gujar & Ors Vs. Mallappa Tukaram Borgavi & Ors [1959] INSC 114 (11 September 1959)

Judgement Date : september/1959, Citation : 1959 Latest Caselaw 114 SC

Headnote :

The case that led to the current appeal involved a request for the redemption of certain occupancy lands that were owned and mortgaged by two brothers, S and A. The lands were registered under S\'s name as the occupant according to section 74 of the Bombay Land Revenue Code, 1879. The usufructuary m...

Maharana Shri Jayavantsinhji, Ranmalsinhji Vs. The State of Bombay & Ors [1958] INSC 134 (16 December 1958)

Judgement Date : december/1958, Citation : 1958 Latest Caselaw 134 SC

Headnote :

The appellants were Taluqdars who owned taluqdari villages in the Ahmedabad District of the Bombay State. In the years 1922-23, a revision of land revenue was conducted, establishing a total land revenue amount for each taluqdari estate. In 1925-26, utilizing the authority granted by section 22 of t...

Sri Ram Ram Narain Medhi Vs. The State of Bombay [1958] INSC 116; (18 November 1958)

Judgement Date : november/1958, Citation : 1958 Latest Caselaw 116 SC

Headnote :

The petitions contested the constitutional validity of the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands (Amendment) Act, 1956, which further amended the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948. The purpose of the amendment was to redistribute ownership and control of agricultural lands in accordanc...

Purshottam Govindji Halai Vs. Shree B. M. Desai, Additional Collector of Bombay & Ors [1955] INSC 53 (14 October 1955)

Judgement Date : october/1955, Citation : 1955 Latest Caselaw 53 SC

Headnote :

The taxpayer conducting business in the City of Bombay was assessed for income tax for the years 1943-44 to 1947-48 and 1951-52 by the Income-tax Officer of C-1 Ward, Bombay. Due to non-payment of the owed income tax, the Income-tax Officer issued a recovery certificate in April 1951 to the Addition...

Fatma Haji All Mohammad Haji& Ors Vs. The State of Bombay [1951] INSC 7 (5 February 1951)

Judgement Date : february/1951, Citation : 1951 Latest Caselaw 7 SC

Headnote :

Rule 92 of the rules under the Bombay Land Revenue Code, 1879, states that when land assessed solely for agricultural purposes is subsequently used for non-agricultural purposes, the assessment on such land must be altered by the Collector in accordance with sections 81 to 87, unless directed otherw...