Supreme Court of India
The Collector of Bombay v. Nusserwanjlrattanji Mistri & Others
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What the Court ordered
We hold that the Foras tenure revived in the hands of the purchasers under Exhibit A, the rights under the Foras Act were no longer available in respect of the lands.
Judgment, page 21
From the headnote
Land revenue-Assessment-Right of Government to· levy-Foras tenure-Incidents-Foras Land Act (Bombay Act VI of 1851), s. 2- Land Acquisition, effect of-Land Acquisition Act (VI of 1857), s. 8 -Crown Grants Act (XV of 1857), s. 3-Scope of-Bombay City Land Revenue Act (Bombay Act II of 1876). In the island of Bombay certain lands were held on a tenure known as "Foras". Under s. 2 of Bombay Act VI of 1851 the occupants were entitled to hold the lands subject only to the payment of revenue .then payable. Between 1864 and 1867 the Government of India acquired these lands under the provisions of the
Where later benches applied it
- 2010 Jaipur Development Authority v. Mahesh Sharma & Anr.
- 2010 D. Hanumanth Sa & Ors. v. State of Karnataka & Ors.
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