JUDGMENT - KHANWILKAR A.M., J.: - All these three writ petitions can be disposed of by common judgment, as they are between the same parties in relation to the agricultural land bearing Survey Nos. 230/3-B(part) and 230/4-A/2, which has been subsequently formed into Gut No. 1294, situated at village Pandare, Taluka Baramati, District Pune. Petitioner Krishna alias Kisan Rajaram Karve and others are the landlords in respect of the suit land. It is not in dispute that Dinkar Anaji Kumbhar was inducted in the suit land as tenant. It is also not in dispute that the landlords issued notice for possession of the suit land under section 31 of the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act for personal cultivation on 25th August, 1995. Thereafter, the landlords instituted proceedings for possession of the suit lands on that ground, which proceedings culminated with the order of possession of half portion of the suit lands to be handed over to the landlords. That order was passed on 3rd March, 1959. Pursuant to the said order, the landlords have been put in possession of the half portion of the suit lands. That land is not subject-matter of the present proceedings. However, insofar as the re

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