VIJATABAI & ORS. vs SHRIRAM TUKARAM & ORS.

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether a Tahsildar could declare a person as a tenant under Section 49B of the Bombay Tenancy and Agriculture Lands (Vidarbha Region) Act, 1958, after a compromise had previously established that the individual was not a tenant. The Court held that the Tahsildar's suo motu action was impermissible after a lapse of 11 years, as the earlier order deleting the individual's name as a tenant had become final and was not appealed. The judgment reinforced the principle that finality of administrative decisions must be respected unless challenged within the prescribed time frame.