SMT. RUKHAMANBAI vs SHIVRAM & ORS.

The Supreme Court held that under the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948, a limited owner of agricultural land can lease the land, and tenants inducted by such owners can acquire deemed tenant status under Section 4. The Court clarified that the deed of settlement did not preclude the landlady from leasing the land, thus allowing tenants to become owners on the tillers' day as per Section 32. The appeals by the landlady were dismissed, affirming the tenants' rights under the Act.