HIRALAL PRABHUBHAI AND OTHERS vs NAGINDAS ATMARAM MATRI

The Supreme Court held that the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948, applies to agricultural land within two miles of a municipality only if expressly stated otherwise. The Court ruled that the appellants' tenancy rights under the repealed Bombay Tenancy Act, 1939, were preserved under Section 89(2) of the 1948 Act, allowing them to contest eviction. The High Court's decision was overturned, affirming that the appellants could not be evicted except in accordance with the provisions of the 1948 Act.