RAMAKANT D. DESHPANDE vs DADU B.PATIL (DEAD) BY LRS. — C.A. No. 1823/1998

Case Summary: Ramakant D. Deshpande v. Dadu B. Patil The Supreme Court allowed the landlord's appeal, reversing the High Court's decision. The Court held that lands given for sugarcane cultivation are exempt from tenant purchase provisions under Section 43A of the Bombay Tenancy Act, 1948, and that the landlord's exemption certificate for "economic holdings" had attained finality. Therefore, proceedings to enable the tenant to purchase the land were properly dropped. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.