SHRIRAM MANDIR SANSTHAN , SHRI RAM SANSTHAN PUSODA vs VATSALABAI & ORS.

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether tenancy rights are heritable upon the death of a tenant in the context of trusts and educational institutions under Section 129(b) of the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands (Vidarbha Region) Act, 1958. The Court held that the tenancy is indeed heritable by the heirs of the deceased tenant, affirming the decision of the Maharashtra Revenue Tribunal and the High Court. The Court clarified that the provisions of Section 54 of the Tenancy Act apply, allowing the heirs to succeed to the tenancy rights.