MURLIDHAR vs PRABHAWATIBAI . — C.A. No. 5394/2004

Case Summary: Murlidhar v. Prabhawatibai (C.A. No. 5394/2004) The Supreme Court dismissed Murlidhar's appeal challenging a 1987 Deputy Collector order that found him an unauthorized occupant of disputed land. The Court held that Murlidhar failed to establish his entitlement as a tenant because he did not make the legally required payment, and rejected his alternative arguments that he had been cultivating the land since before 1951 or that it should vest in the State. The appeal was dismissed with no costs on July 23, 2013. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.