Dismissed

Shri. Atmaram Vishram Padave and Ors. v. Shri. Anant Mahadev Sawant and Ors.

Bombay HC1 Aug 2014WP/1874/2014

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Agricultural tenants sought deemed-purchaser status without issuing notice within two years of the widow landlady's death. The Court held that lack of knowledge of her death could not extend the purchase right and that Sections 31 and 32F operated separately. It dismissed the petitions challenging rejection of their claims.

What the court decided

AI extract

Shri. Atmaram Vishram Padave and Ors. Vs Shri. Anant… — Landlord and Tenant | Bombay HC (2014)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

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WRIT PETITION NO. 10049 OF 2013

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1.	Shri. Arjun Hari Kamble	}
2.	Smt. Radhika Hari Kamble	}
	since deceased, by heir: Shri. Arjun Hari Kamble,	} }
	Petitioner No. 1 abovenamed, hence deleted R/o. Padavewadi, PostMirjole,	} }
	Taluka and District Ratnagiri versus	}	Petitioners
1.	Shri. Anant Mahadev Sawant	}
	R/o. Kailas Shopping Centre,	}
	Kuwarbav, Padavewadi, Tal. &	}
	Dist. Ratnagiri	}
2.	Additional Tahsildar & A.L.T.	}
	Ratnagiri	}
3.	SubDivisional Officer,	}
	Ratnagiri	}
4.	Smt. Savitri Shankar	}
	Pangarkar	}
	Through Constituted Attorney:	}
	Shri. Vishnu Sonu Padave,	}
	R/o. Padavewadi, PostMirjole,	}
	Taluka & District Ratnagiri	}
5.	Shri. Chandrakant Shankar	}
	Pangarkar	}
	R/o. Padavewadi, PostMirjole	}
	Taluka & District: Ratnagiri	}	Respondents

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WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 1874 OF 2014

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1.	Shri.	Atmaram Vishram Padave	}
2.	Shri.	Narayan Vasu Kamble	}
3.	Shri.	Arjun Hari Kamble	}
4.	Smt.	Geeta Chandrakant Shitap	}
5.	Shri.	Arjun Yashwant Padave	}
6.	Shri.	Bhikaji Rama Padave	}
7.	Shri.	Anant Hari Padave	}
8.	Shri.	Subhash Hari Padave	}
9.	Shri.	Yashwant Laxman Padave	}
10.	Shri.	Bhagwan Laxman Padave	}
11.	Smt.	Nirmalabai Laxman Padave	}
12.	Shri.	Chandrakant Narayan Padave	}
13.	Shri.	Ramesh Narayan Padave	}
14.	Smt.	Latika Narayan Padave	}
15.	Smt. since	Laxmi Narayan Padave deceased, by heirs:	}
	(a)	Shri. Ramesh Narayan Padave	}
	(b)	Chandrakant Narayan Padave	}
	(c)	Smt. Latika Narayan Padave	}
16.	Shri.	Vilas Mahadev Ambekar	}
17.	Shri.	Vishwas Mahadev Ambekar	}
18.	Smt.	Vanita Vasant Mandavkar	}
19.	Shri.	Suresh Sonu Sangare	}
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20.	Shri.	Dinesh Sonu Sangare	}
21.	Shri.	Ramesh Sonu Sangare	}
22.	Shri.	Umesh Sonu Sangare	}
23.	Smt.	Rukmini Pandurang padave	}
24.	Smt.	Savita Sonu Ramane	}
25.	Smt.	Sharmila Gangaram	}
	Kala	mbate	}
26.	Smt.	Shanti Yashwant Padave	}
27.	Shri.	Mahadev Sonu Padave	}
	since	deceased by heirs:	}
	(a)	Shri. Maruti Mahadev Padave	}
	(b)	Shri. Mahendra Mahadev Padave	}
	(c)	Shri. Rajendra Mahadev Padave	}
	(d)	Smt. Snehal Rajendra Kudatarkar	}
	(e)	Smt. Draupadi Mahadev Padave	}.
28.	Shri.	Raghunath Sonu Padave	}
29.	Shri.	Vithoba Sonu Padave	}
30.	Shri.	Balkrishna Sonu Padave	}
31.	Smt.	Vandana Laxman Gotad	}
32.	Smt.	Parvati Sadashiv Kulye	}
33.	Smt.	Shalini Shantaram Ravnang	}
34.	Smt.	Sumitra Madhukar Joshi	}
35.	Smt.	Janki Rama Padave	}
	since	deceased, by heirs:	}
	(a)	Shri. Bhikaji Rama Padave	}
	(b)	Smt. Shalini Shantaram Padave	}
	(c)	Smt. Sumitra Madhukar Joshi	}
	(d)	Smt. Parvati Sadashiv Kulye	}

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36.	Shri. Dattaram Vishram Padave	}
	All R/o. Padavewadi, Mirjole, Taluka & District: Ratnagiri versus	} }	Petitioners
1.	Shri. Anant Mahadev Sawant R/o. Kuwarbav, Kailas Shopping Centre Taluka & District : Ratnagiri	} } }
2.	Additional Tahsildar & A. L. T. Ratnagiri	} }
3.	SubDivisional Officer, Ratnagiri	}
4.	Shri. Vishnu Sonu Padave, R/o. Padvewadi, Mirjole, Taluka & District: Ratnagiri	} } }	Respondents

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WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 10162 OF 2013

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1.	Smt. Indira Nathu Kolge	}
2.	Smt. Rajashree Kashinath Padave	}
	Both R/o. Padvewadi, Mirjole,	}
	Taluka & District: Ratnagiri	}
	Petitioner Nos. 1 and 2 through their	}
	Constituted Attorney Shri. Subhash	}
	Hari Padave, R/o. Padavewadi,	}
	Post – Mirjole, Tal. & Dist. Ratnagiri	} Petitioners

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versus

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1.	Shri. Anant Mahadev Sawant R/o. Kuwarbav, Kailas Shopping Centre, Taluka & District : Ratnagiri	} } }
2.	Additional Tahsildar & A. L. T.	}
	Ratnagiri	}
3.	SubDivisional Officer, Ratnagiri	} Respondents

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WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 10163 OF 2013

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1.	Shri. Prakash Gopal Padave	}
2.	Smt. Meenakshi Madhukar Bombale	} }
3.	Smt. Pravina Prakash Bhore	}
4.	Smt. Chandrabhaga Gopal Padave since deceased, through heirs: Sr. Nos. 1 to 3 abovenamed, hence deleted. All R/o. Padavewadi, Mirjole Taluka & District : Ratnagiri	} } } }	Petitioners
	Petitioner Nos. 1 to 3 through their Constituted Attorney Shri. Subhash Hari Padave, R/o. Padavewadi, Post – Mirjole, Tal & Dist. Ratnagiri. versus	} } } }
1.	Shri. Anant Mahadev Sawant R/o. Kuwarbav, Kailas Shopping Centre, Taluka & District : Ratnagiri	} } }
2.	Additional Tahsildar & A. L. T. Ratnagiri	} }
3.	SubDivisional Officer, Ratnagiri	}	Respondents
	WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 10164	OF	2013
1.	Shri. Dattaram Mahadev Padave	}
2.	Smt. Pramila Harish Pale	}
3.	Smt. Rajani Prabhakar Sandim	}

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4.	Smt. Parvati Mahadev Padave	}
5.	Smt. Malini Keshav Ghadshi	}
6.	Smt. Ranjana Ramchandra	}
	Kalambate	}
	All R/o. Padvewadi, Mirjole,	}
	Taluka and District : Ratnagiri	} Petitioners

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versus

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1.	Shri. Anant Mahadev Sawant R/o. Kuwarbav, Kailas Shopping Centre, Taluka & District : Ratnagiri	} } }
2.	Additional Tahsildar & A. L. T.	}
	Ratnagiri	}
3.	SubDivisional Officer, Ratnagiri	} Respondents

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WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 10304 OF 2013

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1.	Shri. Vasant Ganpat Padave	}
2.	Smt. Sitabai Ramchandra Ghadshi	}
3.	Smt. Shalini Maruti Malap	}
4.	Shri. Ashok Sakharam Padave	}
5.	Shri. Ravindra Sakharam Padave	}
6.	Smt. Sangeeta Arjun Horambe	}
7.	Smt. Pratibha Prakash Sonwadkar	}
8.	Smt. Nilisha Sakharam Padave	}
9.	Smt. Chandrabhaga Sakharam Padave	} }

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10.	Shri. Prakash Ganpat Padave	}
	All R/o. Padvewadi, Mirjole,	}
	Taluka & District : Ratnagiri	} Petitioners
	Petitioner Nos. 1 to 10 through their	}
	Constituted Attorney Shri. Subhash	}
	Hari Padave, R/o. Padavewadi,	}
	Post – Mirjole, Tal. & Dist. Ratnagiri	}

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versus

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1.	Shri. R/o. Taluk	Anant Mahadev Sawant Kuwarbav, Kailas Shopping Centre, a & District : Ratnagiri	} } }
2.	Addit Ratn	ional Tahsildar & A. L. T. agiri	} }
3.	Sub	Divisional Officer, Ratnagiri	}	Respondents
		WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 10305	OF	2013
1.	Shri.	Yeshwant Laxman Padave	}
2.	Shri. since	Pandurang Laxman Padave deceased by heir:	} }
	(a)	Smt. Rukmini Pandurang Padave	}
3.	Shri.	Bhagwan Laxman Padave	}
4.	Smt. since	Janakibai Mahadev Ambekar deceased by heirs:	} }
	(a)	Shri. Vilas Mahadev Ambekar	}
	(b)	Shri. Vishwas Mahadev Ambekar	}
	(c)	Smt. Vanita Vasant Mandavkar	}
5.	Smt.	Laxmibai Sonu Sangare	}
	since	deceased by heirs:	}
	(a)	Shri. Suresh Sonu Sangare	}
	(b)	Shri. Dinesh Sonu Sangare	}
	(c)	Shri. Ramesh Sonu Sangare	}

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	(d) Shri. Umesh Sonu Sangare	}
6.	Smt. Nirmalabai Laxman Kulye All R/o. Padvewadi, Mirjole Taluka & District : Ratnagiri	} } }	Petitioners
	Petitioner Nos. 1 to 6 through their Constituted Attorney : Subhash Hari	} }
	Padave, R/o. Padavewadi, Post – Mirjole, Tal. & Dist. Ratnagiri versus	} }
1.	Shri. Anant Mahadev Sawant R/o. Kuwarbav, Kailas Shopping Centre, Taluka & District : Ratnagiri	} } }
2.	Additional Tahsildar & A. L. T. Ratnagiri	} }
3.	SubDivisional Officer, Ratnagiri	}	Respondents
	WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 10306	OF	2013
Shri.	Vinod Ganpat Padave	}
R/o.	Mirjole (Madhaliwadi)	}
Taluk	a & District : Ratnagiri	}

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versus

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1.	Shri. Anant Mahadev Sawant R/o. Kuwarbav, Kailas Shopping Centre, Taluka & District : Ratnagiri	} } }
2.	Additional Tahsildar & A. L. T.	}
	Ratnagiri	}
3.	SubDivisional Officer, Ratnagiri	} Respondents

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WITH

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WRIT PETITION NO. 10307 OF 2013

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1.	Shri. Nagesh Namdev Padave	}
2.	Smt. Vaijayanti Namdev Padave	}
3.	Shri Nandkishor Namdev Padave	}
4.	Shri. Sachin Namdev Padave	}
5.	Smt. Rukmini Pandurang Padave	}
6.	Smt. Subhadra Bhikaji Ambekar All Sr. Nos.1 to 6 R/o.Padvewadi Mirjole Taluka & District Ratnagiri	} } }
	Through their Constituted Attorney Shri Subhash Hari Padave R/o. Padvewadi PostMirjole Taluka & District Ratnagiri	} } } }	Petitioners
	Vs
1.	Shri. Anant Mahadev Sawant R/o. Kailas Shopping Centre, Kuwarbav, Padavewadi, Tal. & Dist. Ratnagiri	} } } }
2.	Additional Tahsildar & A.L.T. Ratnagiri	} }
3.	SubDivisional Officer, Ratnagiri	} }	Respondents
	WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 10308	OF	2013
1.	Shri. Pandurang Vishram Padave	}
2.	Shri. Bhikaji Vishram Padave	}
3.	Shri. Mangesh Shantaram Padave	}
4.	Smt. Supriya Shripat Therade	}
5.	Smt. Sujata Suresh Ghabale	}

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6.	Smt. Sakshi Sudhir Kulye	}
7.	Smt. Sunanda Shantaram Padave All R/o.Padvewadi Mirjole Taluka & District Ratnagiri	} } } Petitioners
	Vs
1.	Shri. Anant Mahadev Sawant R/o. Kailas Shopping Centre, Kuwarbav, Padavewadi, Tal. & Dist. Ratnagiri	} } } }
2.	Additional Tahsildar & A.L.T. Ratnagiri	} }
3.	SubDivisional Officer,	}
	Ratnagiri	} Respondents

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WITH

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WRIT PETITION NO. 10763 OF 2013

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Shri.	Dattatray Tanu Padave	}
	R/o. Padvewadi, Mirjole,	}
	Taluka & District Ratnagiri,	}
	Through his Constituted, Attorney Shri Subhash Hari Padave	} }
	R/o. Padvewadi PostMirjole	}
	Taluka & District Ratnagiri versus	}	Petitioners
1.	Shri. Anant Mahadev Sawant	}
	R/o. Kailas Shopping Centre,	}
	Kuwarbav, Padavewadi, Tal. & Dist. Ratnagiri	} }
2.	Additional Tahsildar & A.L.T. Ratnagiri	} }
3.	SubDivisional Officer,	}
	Ratnagiri	}	Respondents

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WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 10764 OF 2013

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1.	Shri. Harishchandra G. Padave	}
2.	Shri. Suresh Ganpat Padave	}
3.	Smt. Shewanti Shankar Bargude	}
4.	Smt. Ranjana @ Rajani Dattaram Bharati	} }
5.	Smt.Sarita Sanjay Khapre	}
6.	Smt. Parvati Ganpat Padave	}
	All R/o. Padvewadi PostMirjole Taluka & District Ratnagiri	} }	Petitioners
	Vs
1.	Shri. Anant Mahadev Sawant R/o. Kailas Shopping Centre, Kuwarbav, Padavewadi, Tal. & Dist. Ratnagiri	} } } }
2.	Additional Tahsildar & A.L.T. Ratnagiri	} }
3.	SubDivisional Officer, Ratnagiri	} }	Respondents
	WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 10765	OF	2013
1.	Shri. Krishna Keshav Padave	}
2.	Shri. Bhiwa Keshav Padave	}
	Both R/o. Padvewadi PostMirjole Taluka & District Ratnagiri Through their Constituted Attorney	} } }
	Shri Subhash Hari Padave	}
	R/o. Padvewadi PostMirjole	}

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	Taluka & District Ratnagiri	}	Petitioners
	Vs
1.	Shri. Anant Mahadev Sawant R/o. Kailas Shopping Centre, Kuwarbav, Padavewadi, Tal. & Dist. Ratnagiri	} } } }
2.	Additional Tahsildar & A.L.T. Ratnagiri	} }
3.	SubDivisional Officer,	}
	Ratnagiri	}	Respondents
	WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 10766	OF	2013
1.	Shri. Krishna Keshav Padave	}
2.	Shri. Bhiwa Keshav Padave	}
	Both R/o. Padvewadi PostMirjole Taluka & District Ratnagiri	} }	Petitioners
	Vs
1.	Shri. Anant Mahadev Sawant	}
	R/o. Kailas Shopping Centre, Kuwarbav, Padavewadi, Tal. & Dist. Ratnagiri	} } }
2.	Additional Tahsildar & A.L.T. Ratnagiri	} }
3.	SubDivisional Officer,	}
	Ratnagiri	}	Respondents
	WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 10767	OF	2013
1.	Shri. Anant Bhiku Padave	}
2. lgc	Shri. Suresh Bhiku Padave	}

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3.	Shri Haresh Bhiku Padave	}
	All R/o. Padvewadi PostMirjole Taluka & District Ratnagiri	} }	Petitioners
	Vs
1.	Shri. Anant Mahadev Sawant R/o. Kailas Shopping Centre, Kuwarbav, Padavewadi, Tal. & Dist. Ratnagiri	} } } }
2.	Additional Tahsildar & A.L.T. Ratnagiri	} }
3.	SubDivisional Officer, Ratnagiri	} }	Respondents
	WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 10768	OF	2013
1.	Shri. Mahadev Guna Padave	}
2.	Shri. Ganpat Guna Padave	}
3.	Shri Rukmini Guna Padave Since deceased by heirs; Petitioner Nos.1, 2, 4 & 5 hence deleted	} } }
4.	Smt. Vasanti Dattaram Ambekar	}
5.	Smt. Anita Chandrakant Kulye	}
	Sr. Nos.1, 2, 4 and 5	}
	All R/o. Padvewadi Mirjole Taluka & District Ratnagiri	} }	Petitioners
	Vs
1.	Shri. Anant Mahadev Sawant R/o. Kailas Shopping Centre,	} }
	Kuwarbav, Padavewadi, Tal. &	}
	Dist. Ratnagiri	}

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2.	Additional Tahsildar & A.L.T. Ratnarigi	} }
3.	SubDivisional Officer,	}
	Ratnagiri	}	Respondents
	WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 10769	OF	2013
1.	Shri. Eknath Vitthal Mayekar	}
2.	Smt. Mahananda Shantaram Mayekar	}
	Since deceased by heirs	}
	(a) Shri Krishna Shantaram Mayekar	}
	(b) Shri Vijay Shantaram Mayekar	}
	(c) Shri Ajay Shantaram Mayekar	}
	(d) Smt. Seema Santosh Rajwadkar	}
	(e) Shri Dattaram S. Mayekar	}
3.	Shri Krishna Shantaram Mayekar	}
4.	Shri Vijay Shantaram Mayekar	}
5.	Shri Ajay Shantaram Mayekar	}
6.	Smt. Seema Santosh Rajwadkar	}
7.	Shri Dattaram S. Mayekar	}
	R/o. Padvewadi Mirjole	}
	Taluka & District Ratnagiri	}	Petitioners
	Vs
1.	Shri. Anant Mahadev Sawant	}
	R/o. Kailas Shopping Centre,	}
	Kuwarbav, Padavewadi, Tal. & Dist. Ratnagiri	} }
2.	Additional Tahsildar & A.L.T.	}
	Ratnarigi	}

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3.	SubDivisional Officer, Ratnagiri	} }	Respondents
	WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 10774	OF	2013
1.	Shri. Vijay Pandurang Padave	}
2.	Shri. Ganesh Pandurang Padave	}
	Both R/o.Mirjole (Madhaliwadi) Taluka & District Ratnagiri	} }	Petitioners
	Vs
1.	Shri. Anant Mahadev Sawant R/o. Kailas Shopping Centre, Kuwarbav, Padavewadi, Tal. & Dist. Ratnagiri	} } } }
2.	Additional Tahsildar & A.L.T. Ratnagiri	} }
3.	SubDivisional Officer, Ratnagiri	} }	Respondents
	WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 10775	OF	2013
1.	Shri. Vinod Ganapat Padave	}
2.	Smt. Savitri Gunaji Joshi	}
	Both R/o. Mirjole (Madhaliwadi) Taluka & District Ratnagiri	} }	Petitioners
	Vs
1.	Shri. Anant Mahadev Sawant	}
	R/o. Kailas Shopping Centre,	}
	Kuwarbav, Padavewadi, Tal. &	}
	Dist. Ratnagiri	}

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3.	SubDivisional Officer, Ratnagiri	} }	Respondents
	WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 107	80 OF 2	013
1.	Shri. Ganpat Shankar Kolge	}
2.	Shri. Ravindra Shankar Kolge	}
3.	Smt. Kavita Keshav Kamble	}
4.	Smt. Sunita Shantaram Gurav	}
5.	Smt. Rukmini Shankar Kolge	}
	All R/o. Padvewadi Mirjole Taluka & District Ratnagiri Petitioner Nos.1 to 5	} } }
	Through their Constituted Attorney Shri Subhash Hari Padave R/o. Padvewadi PostMirjole	} } }
	Taluka & District Ratnagiri	}	Petitioners
	Vs
1.	Shri. Anant Mahadev Sawant	}
	R/o. Kailas Shopping Centre, Kuwarbav, Padavewadi, Tal. & Dist. Ratnagiri	} } }
2.	Additional Tahsildar & A.L.T. Ratnagiri	} }
3.	SubDivisional Officer,	}
	Ratnagiri	}	Respondents
	WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 110	92 OF 2	013
1.	Shri. Raghunath Dharma Padave	}

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2.	Shri. Shantaram Dharma Padave	}
	Both R/o. Mirjole (Madhaliwadi) Taluka & District Ratnagiri	} }	Petitioners
	Vs
1.	Shri. Anant Mahadev Sawant R/o. Kailas Shopping Centre, Kuwarbav, Padavewadi, Tal. & Dist. Ratnagiri	} } } }
2.	Additional Tahsildar & A.L.T. Ratnagiri	} }
3.	SubDivisional Officer,	}
	Ratnagiri	}	Respondents
	WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 11093	OF	2013
1.	Shri Balkrishna Sonu Padave	}
2.	Shri Mahadev Sonu Padave	}
	Since deceased by heirs	}
	(a) Shri Maruti Mahadev Padave	}
	(b) Shri Mahendra Mahadev Padave	}
	(c) Shri Rajendra Mahadev Padave (d) Smt.Snehal Rajendra Kudatarkar (e) Smt.Draupadi Mahadev Padave	} } }
3	Shri Raghunath Sonu Padave	}
4	Shri Vithoba Sonu Padave	}
5	Smt. Shobha Shankar Padave	}
6	Smt.Vandana Laxman Gotad	}
	All R/o. Padavewadi, Post – Mirjole	}
	Taluka & District Ratnagiri.	}	Petitioners

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1.	Vs Shri. Anant Mahadev Sawant R/o. Kailas Shopping Centre, Kuwarbav, Padavewadi, Tal. & Dist. Ratnagiri	} } } }
2.	Additional Tahsildar & A.L.T.	}
	Ratnagiri	}
3.	SubDivisional Officer, Ratnagiri	} } Respondents

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1.	Smt. Indira Nathu Kolge	}
2.	Smt. Rajashree Kashinath Padave	}
3.	Shri. Bhikaji Vishram Padave	}
4.	Shri. Pandurang Vishram Padave	}
5.	Shri. Krishna Keshav Padave	}
6.	Shri. Bhiwa Keshav Padave	}
7.	Shri. Chandrakant Narayan Padave	}
8.	Shri. Ramesh Narayan Padave	}
9.	Shri. Damodar Ratnu Padave	}
10.	Smt. Manisha Mohan Ghanekar	}
11.	Shri Mahadev Sonu Padave since deceased by heirs	} }
	(a) Shri Maruti Mahadev Padave	}
	(b) Shri Mahendra Mahadev Padave	}

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	(c) Shri Rajendra Mahadev Padave	}
	(d) Smt.Snehal Rajendra Padave	}
	(e) Smt.Draupadi Mahadev Padave	}
12.	Shri Raghunath Sonu Padave	}
13.	Shri Vithoba Sonu Padave	}
14.	Shri Balkrishna Sonu Padave	}
15.	Smt.Shobha Shankar Padave	}
16	Smt.Vandana Laxman Gotad	}
17	Shri Yashwant Laxman Padave	}
18	Shri Bhagwan Laxman Padave	}
19	Smt.Nirmalabai Laxman Padave	}
20	Shri Pandurang Ganapat Padave	}
21	Shri Manohar Ganapat Padave	}
22	Shri Mahadev Gunaji Padave	}
23	Shri Ganapat Gunjai Padave	}
24	Shri Raghunath Dharma Padave	}
25	Shri Shantaram Dharma Padave	}
26	Smt. Nirmala Balu Dange	}
27	Smt. Bhagirathi Vishram Padiyar	}
28	Smt. Tara Hari Mane	}
29	Smt.Anandi Gangaram Kolge	}
30	Smt. Surekha Ganapat Londhe	}

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31	Smt. Vasanti Dattaram Ambekar	}
32	Smt. Anita Chandrakant Kulye	}
33	Smt. Neeta Deepak Sandim	}
34	Smt. Sanjana Sanjay Ghadshi	}
35	Shri Vilas Mahadev Ambekar	}
36	Shri Vishwas Mahadev Ambekar	}
37	Smt. Vanita Vasant Mandavkar	}
38	Shri Mangesh Shantaram Padave	}
39	Smt. Supriya Shripal Yerade	}
40	Smt. Sujata Suresh Ghawale	}
41	Smt. Sakshi Sudhir Kulye	}
42	Shri Suresh Sonu Sangare	}
43	Shri Dinesh Sonu Sangare	}
44	Shri Ramesh Sonu Sangare	}
45	Shri Umesh Sonu Sangare	}
46	Smt. Rukmini Pandurang Padave	}
	All R/o. Padvewadi, Mirjole, Taluka & District Ratnagiri versus	} }
1.	Shri. Anant Mahadev Sawant R/o. Kailas Shopping Centre, Kuwarbav, Padavewadi, Tal. &	} } }
	Dist. Ratnagiri	}
2.	Additional Tahsildar & A.L.T. Ratnagiri	} }

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3.	SubDivisional Officer, Ratnagiri	}
4.	Shri. Vishnu Sonu Padave	}
	R/o. Padvewadi, Mirjole	}
	Taluka & District : Ratnagiri	} Respondents

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WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 11829 OF 2013

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Smt.	Savitri Gunagi Joshi	}
R/o.	Mirjole (Madhaliwadi)	}
Taluk	a & District Ratnagiri	}	Petitioners
	Vs
1.	Shri. Anant Mahadev Sawant R/o. Kailas Shopping Centre, Kuwarbav, Padavewadi, Tal. &	} } }
	Dist. Ratnagiri	}
2.	Additional Tahsildar & A.L.T. Ratnagiri	} }
3.	SubDivisional Officer, Ratnagiri	} }	Respondents
	WITH WRIT PETITION NO.119	04 OF	2013
1.	Shri. Bharat Shankar Padave	}
2.	Shri. Raghunath Shankar Padave	}
3.	Shri Laxman Shankar Padave	}
4.	Smt. Meenakshi Shankar Padave	}
5.	Smt. Bhagirathi Shankar Padave	}
6.	Shri. Balkrishna Shankar Padave (since deceased)	} }
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	All R/o. Padvewadi PostMirjole Taluka & District Ratnagiri	} }
	Petitioner Nos.1 to 5 Through their Constituted Attorney Shri Subhash Hari Padave	} } }	Petitioners
	Vs
1.	Shri. Anant Mahadev Sawant	}
	R/o. Kailas Shopping Centre, Kuwarbav, Padavewadi, Tal. & Dist. Ratnagiri	} } }
2.	Additional Tahsildar & A.L.T. Ratnagiri	} }
3.	SubDivisional Officer,	}
	Ratnagiri	}	Respondents

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Mr. P S Dani for the Petitioners. Mr. S G Karandikar with Mr. Shashank C Mangle for the Respondent No.1 Mr. S D Rayrikar AGP for the Respondent Nos. 2 and 3.

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CORAM : R. M. SAVANT, J. DATE : 01^st August 2014.

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COMMON JUDGMENT :

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1 Rule in all the above Petitions, with the consent of the learned counsel appearing for the parties made returnable forthwith and heard.

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2 The above Petitions filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India seek exception to the common order dated 20/4/2013 passed by the learned President of the Maharashtra Revenue Tribunal, Mumbai

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by which order the Revision Applications filed by the Petitioners came to be dismissed and resultantly the order dated 8/1/2013 passed by the Sub Divisional Officer came to be confirmed.

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3 It is not necessary to burden this order with unnecessary details. Suffice it to say that the lands involved in the above Petitions are agricultural lands and the Petitioners in each of the above Petitions claimed to be the tenants of the said lands. In so far as the said lands are concerned, they were initially owned by one Balwant Sawant. The said landlord expired on 10/5/1950 and was survived his widow Indirabai Balwant Sawant. In view of the provisions of the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act 1948 (for short “the said Act), since the landlady was a widow, the tiller's day was postponed. The said landlady Indirabai expired on 7/5/1999. However, she had executed a Will in respect of the property in favour of the Respondent No.1. It appears that the said Indirabai was not residing in the village in which the lands were situated but was always residing in Mumbai and hence it is the case of the Petitioners in all the above Petitions that her death was not known and never communicated and that though mutation was effected in favour of the Respondent No.1 herein replacing the name of the said Indirabai in the revenue record, the same was without any notice to the Petitioners and without hearing the Petitioners and also without the knowledge of the Petitioners. It is the case of the Petitioners that they became aware of the death

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of the said Indirabai in the year 2008 and immediately filed the proceedings under Section 32G of the said Act claiming the right of being deemed purchasers. The said application filed by the Petitioners was resisted on behalf of the Respondent No.1 by contending that he had become the owner after the landlady Indirabai had died on 7/5/1999, and since the procedure prescribed under the Act in the matter of issuance of notice under Section 32F was not followed, the Petitioners were not entitled to be declared as deemed purchasers under Section 32G of the said Act.

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4 The Tahsildar concerned heard the said proceedings filed by the Petitioners under Section 32G and by his order dated 2/11/2011 allowed the said applications. It appears that the said consideration by the Tahasildar was oblivious of the provisions of Section 32F of the said Act. The Respondent No.1 aggrieved by the said order passed by the Tahsildar filed Appeals before the Sub Divisional Officer. The SubDivisional Officer having regard to the provisions of Section 32F of the said Act and having regard to the fact that admittedly the notice was not issued within two years of the death of the landlady allowed the Appeals by his judgment and order dated 8/1/2013 and accordingly set aside the orders passed by the Tahsildar.

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5 The Petitioners aggrieved by the order dated 8/1/2013 passed by the SubDivisional Officer invoked the revisionary jurisdiction of the

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Maharashtra Revenue Tribunal (for short “MRT”) under Section 76 of the said Act. The MRT has by the common impugned judgment and order dismissed the said revision applications. The gist of reasoning of the MRT is based on the factum of the notice under Section 32F not being issued by the tenants to the Respondent No.1 immediately within 2 years after the death of the landlady. The MRT, as can be seen from the impugned order, has placed reliance upon the judgment of the Apex Court reported in 2009 AIR (SC) 1126 in the matter of Tukaram Maruti Chavan v/s. Maruti Narayan Chavan , the judgments of the learned Single Judges of this Court reported in 2007(4) ALL MR 589 in the matter of Bakulabai Rama Naikwadi (since deceased) v/s. Vithoba Babaji Bhagat , and the judgment reported in 1991 Mh.LJ. 435 in the matter of Chintaman Tukaram Datir v/s. Anand Moreshwar Bhat and anr . The said judgments revolved around the notice under Section 32F to be issued by the tenant prior to filing of the application for purchase of the land and whether the said right of purchase of land can be extended on the ground that the tenant has no knowledge about the death of the widow i.e. the landlady. In so far as the said issue is concerned, it is no more resintegra and is covered by the judgment of the Apex Court in Tukaram Maruti Chavan's case (supra) as also the judgments (supra) of the learned Single Judges of this Court. The MRT in view of the said legal position which emerged from the reading of the said judgments found no merit in the said revision applications and accordingly dismissed the same by the common impugned order dated 20/4/2013. As

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indicated above, it is the said common judgment and order dated 20/4/2013 which is the subject matter of the above Writ Petitions.

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6 The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Petitioners Shri Dani sought to make the following submissions :

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A] That subsection 1(a) of Section 32F of the said Act is relatable to only clause 1(b) of section 32F and cannot be relatable to sub section 1(a) of the said provision;

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B] That Section 32F and Section 31 have to be read together and only if the proceedings under Section 31 have been adopted by the landlord/landlady then in that eventuality the provisions of Section 32F would apply

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C] That since the Petitioners were not aware of the death of the landlady which death took place on 7/5/1999, the right to purchase would have to be extended.

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7 Per contra, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Respondent No.1 Shri Karandikar would support the impugned order passed by the MRT and sought to contend that in the light of the well settled legal

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position as enunciated by the judgment of the Apex Court in the case of Tukaram Chavan (supra) as also the judgments of the learned Single Judges of this Court, the order passed by the MRT cannot be faulted with.

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8 Having heard the learned counsel for the parties, I have considered the rival contentions. There is no dispute as regards the facts narrated herein above. There is also no dispute that the Petitioners filed their applications under Section 32G of the said Act in the year 2008 i.e. long after the landlady had expired on 7/5/1999 and admitted in the absence of any notice being issued to the Respondent No.1 within 2 years of the death as mandated by section 32F(1)(a) of the said Act. In so far as the three contentions which have been urged on behalf of the Petitioners, which have been adverted to herein above, are concerned, as indicated above the issue which is sought to be urged is no more resintegra and has been concluded by the judgment of the Apex Court in Tukaram Maruti Chavan's case (supra) The said judgment of the Apex Court has been followed by the learned Single Judges of this Court in holding that the right to purchase cannot be extended on the ground that the tenant had no knowledge of the death of the landlord/landlady. Hence the position in law has been crystallized by the judgment of the Apex court in Tukaram Maruti Chavan's case (supra) and hence there is no scope for any argument in that respect. In so far as the contention based on a conjoint reading of Section 32F and Section 31 of the

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said Act is concerned, the Apex Court in Tukaram Maruti Chavan's case (supra) has held that Sections 31 and 32F of the said Act operate in separate fields. It appears that the said issue had come up before the Full Bench of this Court and the judgment is reported in 1971 Bombay Law Reporter 792 in the matter of Vishnu Shantaram Desai v/s. Smt. Indira Anant Patkar wherein the Full Bench has also held that Sections 31 and 32F operate in separate fields. Hence the said issue also stands concluded as above.

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9 In the light of the aforesaid pronouncements, the submissions urged on behalf of the Petitioners cannot be countenanced. The order passed by the MRT cannot be faulted with. Hence no case for interference in the writ jurisdiction of this Court is made out. The above Writ Petitions are accordingly dismissed. Rule discharged with parties to bear their respective costs of the above Petitions.

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[R.M.SAVANT, J]

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