SHRI.LAXMAN DAJI VARNEKAR(DECEASED) BY HIS HEIRS vs SMT.THAKU GOVINDA SHINDE(DECEASED) SMT.K.B.SHINDE

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Neeta Sawant WP-3610-1997-JR-FC IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 3610 OF 1997 Laxman Daji Varnekar Since Deceased through his heirs Tarabai Tukaram Shinde, deceased by her legal heirs, Prakash Tukaram Shinde and Ors. } ….Petitioners Versus Thaku Govinda Shinde, Since deceased through heirs Krishnabai Baburao Shinde & Ors. } ….Respondents _________________________________________________________________ Mr. Vinayak Kumbhar with Mr. Rajendra B. Khaire & Mr. Aniket S. Phapale i/by. Mr. Narendra V. Bandiwadekar, for the Petitioners Mr. Dilip Bodake, for Respondent Nos.1A(a) to 1A(c). _________________________________________________________________ CORAM : SANDEEP V. MARNE, J. Judgment Resd. On : 17 January 2025. Judgment Pron. On : 27 January 2025. JUDGMENT: 1) Petitioners have filed this petition challenging the judgment and order dated 19 April 1997 passed by the Maharashtra Revenue Tribunal (Tribunal) allowing the Revision Application filed by the Respondents and setting aside the order dated 28 February 1992 passed by the Sub-Divisional Officer, Satara (SDO). The SDO had allowed the Appeal filed by the Petitioners and had set aside the order dated 29 June 1985 passed by the Tenancy Awal Karkoon, Satara holding that ______________________________________________________________________ Page No. 1 of 19 27 January 2025 Neeta Sawant WP-3610-1997-JR-FC Petitioners are now the tenants of the land under the provisions of Section 70(b) of the Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948 (the Act). The order was passed by the Tenancy Awal Karkoon in a Reference made to him by the Civil Judge Junior Division under the provisions of Section 85A of the Act in Regular Civil Suit No.92/1977. 2) Agricultural lands beari