ANNASAHEB BAPUSAHEB PATIL vs BALWANT BALASAHEB BAPUSAHEB THR. LRS.

The Supreme Court addressed the implications of the Maharashtra Revenue Patels (Abolition of Office) Act, 1962, particularly Section 3, which abolished patel watans. The Court held that properties re-granted under Section 5 of the Act became personal property of the eldest male member, Balwant, and thus were not subject to partition. The judgment of the High Court, which set aside the trial court's decree for partition, was upheld, establishing that re-granted properties do not retain their partible status post-abolition.