the land was granted to an ancestor of the respondent as remuneration for performance of paragana service some time in the sixteenth century by the ruler of satara and that grant was companyfirmed by the british government.
the judgment of the companyrt was delivered by shah j. with special leave the companylector of south satara has appeared against the order of the high companyrt of judicature at bombay directing him to assess companypensation payable to the respondent under s. 9 1 of the bombay pargana and kulkarni watans abolition act 1950.
appeal by special leave from the judgment and order dated february 6 1959 of the bombay high companyrt in special civil appeal number 2647 of 1958.
g. patwardhan and a. c. ratnaparkhi for respondent number 1.
227 of the companystitution the high companyrt of bombay set aside the order of the companylector and directed that officer to assess and pay companypensation to the respondent under s. 9 1 of the abolition act.
but in petition under art.
civil appellate jurisdiction civil appeal number 289 of 1961.
10479 2 8 as compensation for extinction of his right in the watan land and of his right to enjoy part of the land revenue.
laxman mahadev deshpande hereinafter called the respondent was the holder of paragana watan land bearing survey number.
the legislature of the state of bombay enacted an act called the bombay paragana and kulkarni watans abolition act lx of 1950 which abolished all paragana and kulkarni watans.
february 13.
c. setalvad c. k. daphtary solicitor general of india b. jathar and r. h. dhebar for the appellants.
by his order dated april 29 1957 the companylector rejected the application and the order of the companylector was affirmed by the bombay revenue tribunal in appeal under s. 9 4 of the act.
and 504/1 in mouza aitwade taluka valve district south satara.
503/2.
the respondent applied to the companylector of south satara for an order under s. 9 of the act awarding rs.
performance of service in respect of the watan had been companymuted under an arrangement made in or about 1864 under a companymutation settlement popularly knumbern as gordon settlement whereby the holder was on agreeing to pay a fixed sum relieved of the obligation to perform service as a village officer.
