MADHUMATI ATCHUT PARAB vs RAJARAM V. PARAB .

The Supreme Court held that under Section 7 of the Goa Tenancy Act, 1964, the Mamlatdar does not possess the authority to grant a negative declaration regarding tenancy status. The Court affirmed the High Court's dismissal of the Letters Patent Appeal, emphasizing that the Mamlatdar's jurisdiction is limited to determining whether a person is or was a tenant, not to declare that a person is not a tenant. Consequently, the appeal was dismissed, upholding the lower courts' decisions.