BAPU MAHADU MALI vs VITHALRAO BHAUSAHEB DESHMUKH

The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Revenue Tribunal and the High Court, affirming that the appellants-landlords were estopped from denying the title of the respondents under Section 116 of the Evidence Act due to their tenancy agreement. The Court found that the respondents had prescribed title by adverse possession after remaining in possession for over 12 years, and rejected the appellants' claim regarding payment of Nazrana under the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948. Consequently, the civil appeal was dismissed without costs.