Kisan Yeshwant Dhirade vs Sonabai Bappu Lohar And Ors.

The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Maharashtra Revenue Tribunal, affirming that the respondent, as a widow, is entitled to cultivate the land personally or through a tenant under Section 2(6) of the Bombay Tenancy & Agricultural Lands Act, 1948. The Court found that the appellant's claim for restoration of possession under Section 37 was not valid as the respondent had validly surrendered the land under Section 15 and had leased it out within the statutory period. Consequently, the High Court's dismissal of the appellant's writ petition was upheld, maintaining the Tribunal's ruling in favor of the respondent.