Sitabai Shantaram Talawnekar vs Custodian Of Evacuee Property .

The Supreme Court held that the Goa, Daman and Diu Agricultural Tenancy Act, 1964, as amended by the Goa Administration of Evacuee Property (Amendment) Act, 1989, applies to evacuee properties, allowing the second respondent to claim tenancy rights. The Court affirmed the decisions of the lower authorities that declared the second respondent as a tenant under Sections 7 and 8-A of the Tenancy Act. The appeals were dismissed, upholding the High Court's ruling that the appellants' writ petition was not maintainable.