the parent act was passed by the bombay state legislature in order to amend the law which governed the relationship between the landlord and tenants of agricultural lands the object sought to be achieved being as indicated in its preamble that on account of the neglect of a landholder or disputes between the landlord and his tenants the cultivation of his estate has as a result suffered or for the purposes of improving the econumberic and social companyditions of peasant or ensuring the full and efficient use of land for agriculture it is expedient to assume management of estates held by the landholders and to regulate and impose restrictions on transfer of agricultural lands dwelling houses sites and lands appurtenant thereto belonging to or occupied by agriculturists agricultural labourers and artisans in the province of bombay and to make provisions for certain other purposes.
original jurisdiction writ petition number 254 of 1968.
it was further provided by section 32 b that if a tenant held the land partly as owner and partly as tenant but the area of the land held by him as owner is equal to or exceeds the ceiling area he shall number be deemed to have purchased the land held by him as a tenant under section 32.
petition under art.
