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11. The moot question is whether Sonibai acquired any interest of Kalu on the basis of Will dated 06.05.1976. In the case of Kashinath Laxman Waghmare (supra), the learned Single Judge of this Court (Coram : S. A. Bobde, J., as His Lordship then was) referred to the decision of B. B. Deshpande (supra) and held that a tenant cannot assign tenancy rights in agricultural land by an instrument styled as a Will. Such an assignment would be in contravention of Section 27 of the Act. In the case of Sangappa Kalyanappa Bangi (supra), the Apex Court was considering Section 21 of the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961. The Apex Court considered the question whether a devise under a Will would amount to an assignment of interest in the lands and, therefore, invalid under the provisions of Section 21. The Apex Court interpreted Sections 21 and 24 and held thus, "6. If we bear in mind the purpose behind Section 21, it becomes clear that the object of the law is not to allow strangers to the family of the tenant to come upon the land. The tenanted land is not allowed to be sub-let, i.e. to pass to the hands of a stranger nor any kind of assignment taking place in respect of the lease held. If the tenant could assign his interest, strangers can come upon the land, and therefore, the WP7827_18.doc expression 'assignment' will have to be given such meaning as to promote the object of the enactment. Therefore, the deceased tenant can assign his rights only to the heirs noticed in the provision and such heirs could only be the spouse or any descendants or who is related to the deceased tenant by legitimate kinship. We must take into consideration that when it is possible for the tenant to pass the property to those who may not necessarily be the heirs under the ordinary law and who become heirs only by reason of a bequest under a 'Will, in which event, he would be a stranger to the family and imported on the land thus to the detriment of the landlord. In that event, it must be taken that a devise under a will also amount to an assignment and, therefore, not valid for the purpose of Section 21 of the Act. ..."