DEWAJI vs GANPATLAL

The Supreme Court held that Sections 16, 16A, and 16B of the Berar Regulation of Agricultural Leases Act, 1951, as amended by the 1953 Act, do not apply to pending proceedings. The Court ruled that the civil court retains jurisdiction to determine whether the appellant was the respondent's tenant for the year 1951-52, rejecting the appellant's claim of being a 'protected tenant'. The appeal was allowed, affirming the findings of the trial court and the first appellate court that the appellant was not the respondent's tenant for the specified year.