STATE OF MAHARASHTRA vs NARAYAN VYANKATESH DESHPANDE

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision affirming the trial court's decree for compensation under Section 6(2) of the Bombay Paragana and Kulkarni Watans (Abolition) Act, 1950. The Court clarified that the sanad granted to the respondent's ancestors constituted a grant of land revenue and not of the soil, thus entitling the respondent to compensation. The Court emphasized that the term 'land' in the sanad should be interpreted in accordance with the definition provided in the Exemption From Land Revenue Act, 1863, which includes shares of land revenue.