RAGHUNATH LAXMAN WANI Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) , J.: This appeal, by special leave, is against the judgment and order passed by the Maharashtra Revenue Tribunal, dated 2/09/1966, in proceedings held by the Deputy Collector under S. 14 of the Maharashtra Agricultural Lands (Ceiling on Holdings) Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) in respect of lands held by the appellants.

(2.) THE following pedigree explains the relationship between the appellants: <IMG>JUDGEMENT_391_3_1971Image1.jpg</IMG>

(3.) ACCORDING to the appellants, all the lands, which were partitioned and allotted in 1956 to Laxmibai, Madhav and Warubai, had been sold away, most of them before 4/08/1959 and the rest in 1960 and 1961. Likewise, between 17/10/1960 and 30/05/1962 Raghunath had sold 150.13 acres out of the remaining, lands. The result of the alleged partition and the sales was that Raghunath held only 54.22 acres of lands at Ranjangaon and Sangwi and that therefore, there was no surplus land for him to declare, the ceiling for this area under the Act being 96 acres for an individual or a family consisting of five members.