Advocates:
['SHAKUNTALA MUDBIDRI', 'SHRI A M JOSHI', '', 'FOR R NO AND B', 'SHRI PRAFULLA SHAH', 'FOR R NOS TO']

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PGK

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

APPELLATE SIDE

Writ Petition No.5666 of 1991

Majid Miyasaheb Shaikh

...

... Petitioner

v/s.

Gangadhar Shridhar Bachchuwar,

since deceased, through heirs & ors.

... Respondents

Mr.G.R. Rege i/by Mrs.Shakuntala Mudbidri for Petitioner.

Mr.Prafulla B. Shah for Res.Nos.1 to 9.

Mr.A.M. Joshi for Res.Nos.3A & 3B.

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CORAM : SMT.ROSHAN DALVI, J.

Date of reserving the judgment :

25^th February, 2010

Date of pronouncing the judgment :

23^rd March, 2010

JUDGMENT :

1.The Respondents are the owners of Gat No.7 admeasuring

7 Hectares 68 Ares of village Mangoli in South Solapur,

District Solapur. The Petitioner is the tenant of the

Respondents. The original landlord one Shridhar, who

was the predecessor-in-title of the Respondents, died

in 1944. He left behind his widow Subhadrabai, 3 sons

Gangadhar, Mahadeo and Vishwanath and 5 daughters.

2.The name of Gangadhar was recorded in the record of

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rights as Karta (Manager) of the joint family. On

1.3.1955, several years after the death of his father,

Gangadhar made an application to the Talathi,

intimating to the Talathi to delete his name and to

substitute the reco