JUDGMENT :

R.K. Agrawal, J.

1. Leave granted

2. This appeal is directed against the final judgment and order dated 22.06.2010 passed by the Division Bench of the High Court of Judicature at Bombay in Appeal No. 245 of 2007 in Writ Petition No. 2103 of 2003 whereby the High Court allowed the appeal filed by the respondents herein against the judgment and order dated 03.08.2006 passed by the learned single Judge of the High Court in Writ Petition No. 2103 of 2003.

3. Brief facts:

(a) The land in question, admeasuring 11 acres out of the land bearing Survey No. 221 of Village Eksar, Taluka Borivali, Maharashtra, originally belonged to one Kamlakar Narayan Samant. A portion of the said land was in the possession of Narayan Laxman Patil-the appellant herein who along with six other persons used to cultivate paddy crop on the said land.

(b) On 12.09.1986, the appellant herein moved an application before the Tehsildar, Borivali that since he and 6 other persons were cultivating paddy and were in possession of the suit land for the last 15-20 years, their names be entered into the “other rights” column of the 7/12 extract in respect of 11 acres of land out of Survey No. 221 of Village Eks