Judgment

SHAH, J.: Kumar Shri Ranjit Singhji Bhavan Singhji-hereinafter called the respondent - was the holder of a Jagir of four villages - Saloz, Vaurkhan, Kambalad and Thambla in Taluka, Jambegam District Baroda. These villages were granted by a Sanad dated August 18, 1885, to the father of the respondent by the then Ruler of Chhota Udaipur. By the Bombay Merged Territories and Areas (Jagirs Abolition) Act 39 of 1954 with effect from August 1, 1954, the Jagir of the respondent stood abolished. Under the provisions of the Act the respondent became entitled to compensation provided under the Act. The respondent preferred a claim for compensation under the Act. The Jagir Abolition officer held that no compensation was payable in respect of teak trees, because in the Chhota Udaipur State teak trees were reserved trees, and no convincing evidence had been produced by the Jagirdar that he enjoyed any right to reserved trees. The Gujarat Revenue Tribunal confirmed the order of the Jagir Abolition Officer. The Tribunal held that the Sanad granted to the respondent s father related merely to the right of usufruct of the villages and the grantee was expressly prohibited from mortgaging, s