The Village Panchayat Of Mamurabad vs The State Of Maharashtra And Ors. on 24 November, 1976
In taking this view we are fortified by the decision of a Division Bench of this Court in Ramijyabi Maktumsaheb v. Gudusaheb, . In that case also the property which was originally watan property was continued with the holder without having to render services and with the full levy of assessment from him, the effect of such continuance being that the property ceased to be watan property and was converted into raytwari holding and the holder became an ordinary occupant thereof. It appears that thereafter the member of the family to whose Share the property had fallen gifted it to his grand-daughter. Thereupon the defendant who was the member of the family of the original Watandar applied to the revenue authorities to restore the property to him on the ground that it was japti sanadi inam land and was therefore inalienable under the Bombay Hereditary Offices Act, 1874. The Prant Officer to whom the application was made ordered restoration of possession.