Judgment

JASWANT SINGH, J.:- These appeals by special leave are directed against the judgment and order dated September 15, 1967/September 19, 1967 of the High Court of Judicature at Bombay whereby Special Civil Applications Nos. 1304 to 1306 of 1965 filed by the appellants under Article 227 of the Constitution were dismissed by the said High Court.

2. The facts leading to these appeals are: In 1938, Vasudeo Balwant Telang, since deceased, who was petitioner No. 1 in the aforesaid Special Civil Applications leased out agricultural land in dispute comprised in a portion of R. Survey No. 25/1 and the whole of the Survey No. 26 admeasuring 4 acres and 8 gunthas and 16 acres and 36 gunthas respectively situate in the outskirt of village Haripur in Miraj Taluka of Sangli District of the erstwhile Miraj State (Junior) to Ganesh Bhikaji Bhide, father of Ramchanran Ganesh Bhide, respondent No. 1 herein, on an annual rent or Rs. 320/-. On March 23, 1948, the said Veasudeo Balwant Telang gave notice to respondent No. 1s father intimating the latter that the land taken by him under a kabulayat for cultivation upto April 10, 1948 would not be given to him for the next year. As there was no provi