DADU RAU YELAVADE (D) THR LRS. vs HIMMAT RASUL PATEL

The Supreme Court held that under Sections 32, 32G, and 43 of the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948, a sale of land by a landlord after the tiller's day is void. The Court ruled that the tenants became deemed purchasers on 1.4.1959 and actual purchasers on 21.12.1969, thus invalidating the sale by Mahadu to the respondent. The High Court's decision allowing the respondent's claim was overturned, affirming the tenants' rights to the land.