SHRI U.R. MAVINKURVE vs THAKOR MADHAVSINGHJI GAMBHIRSINGH AND OTHERS

The Supreme Court held that under Section 5(1)(b) of the Bombay Merged Territories and Areas (Jagirs Abolition) Act, 1953, Jagirdars only acquired occupancy rights to forest lands, which did not include the right to cut and remove trees as per Section 40 of the Bombay Land Revenue Code. The Court clarified that since the villages in question had not been surveyed and settled, the rights to the trees remained with the State Government. The appeal was allowed, overturning the High Court's decision that favored the Jagirdars.