#tiller's day

Bombay High Court rules that once a tenant’s name is deleted from revenue records due to non-cultivation, mere re-entry in records without proof of continuous possession cannot revive tenancy rights under the Maharashtra Tenancy Act. The judgment reinforces that extinguished tenancy rights cannot be resurrected through administrative entries alone, impacting landowners and tenants in property disputes.

The Bombay High Court ruled that a tenant’s deemed purchase under Section 32 of the Maharashtra Tenancy Act, fixed on the statutory 'tiller’s day' of 1 April 1957, remains valid and cannot be nullified by later property transfers or invalidation of Section 88C certificates. This decision reinforces the irrevocable nature of statutory tenancy rights once vested, impacting landowners, tenants, and revenue authorities in Maharashtra.