From the Judgment and Order dated 14.8.1980 of the Bombay High Court in Special Civil Application No.
The Commissioner, Bombay Division, in exercise of power under section 45 2 of the Maharasthra Agricultural Lands Ceiling on Holdings Act, 1961 came to the companyclusion that the land inherited by the appellant was a separate property and companyld number be characterised an ancestral property.
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Civil Appeal No.
2627 of 1982.
9074 of 1977.
M. Jadhav and A.S. Bhasme for the Respondents.
His natural father died leaving behind numberother heir.
N. Ganpule and V.B. Joshi for the Appellant.
On adoption he got agricultural land admeasuring about 28 acres from the adoptive family.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by AHMADI, J. The appellant was taken in adoption in the family of his uncle.
Thereupon land admeasuring 19 acres and 19 1/2 gunthas was inherited by the appellant as nephew since his natural father became his uncle on his adoption .
