Supreme Court of India

Papila Bai v. Chavdas T. Bhortakke (dead) by Lrs. and Ors.

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Bench Shivaraj V. Patil and B.N. Srikrishna JJ.
Decided 10 January 2005

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the impugned judgment of the High Court can hardly be faulted.

Judgment, page 8

From the headnote

Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948: ss. 4 and 88C- 'Deemed tenant '-Mortgagee in possession inducting a c person as tenant to cultivate the land-Said person got his name entered in the revenue records as tenant-Certificate u/s 88C granted showing daughter of mortgagor as landlady and the person inducted by mortgagee as tenant- Redemption of mortgage-Plea that there being no express provision in mortgage deed empowering mortgagee to induct a tenant, any person so inducted would be a trespasser and would not become a deemed tenant- Held, in the instant case, land-owner had obtained…

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