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PETITIONER: BHAGWANTRAO
Vs.
RESPONDENT: VISHWASRAO AND ANOTHER
DATE OF JUDGMENT: 12/01/1960
BENCH: DAS, S.K. BENCH: DAS, S.K. SARKAR, A.K.
CITATION: 1960 AIR 642 1960 SCR (2) 710
ACT: Grant--Resumption--Patelki huq inam-True nature and character of-Inam Rules, 1859-Patel and Patwaris Law, 1900- Berar Land Revenue Code, 1928, s. 190.
HEADNOTE: The question for decision in the appeal was the right of the revenue authorities of the State Government concerned, to resume certain lands known as ’patelki huq inam,’ which lay in the jagir village of Nawabag situate in the ceded area of Berar. The lands were granted by the then sovereign authority by way of remuneration or emoluments for services to be rendered by the patel; the grant was of ancient origin and was recognised as a ’ service inam’ by the British Government. In the village of Nawabag there were four families of patels, who went by the surnames of Dongre, Rokade, Raut and Ingle, the members of which held the patel’s office in rotation of ten years. There was a partition in the Rokade family as result of which the ’patelki inam’ lands were divided, and the lands in suit were allotted to the share of the appellant who never held the patel’s office. During an enquiry for the preparation of the record of rights of the said jagir village, it was held ...