{"id":154311,"date":"2010-02-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-03T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/maharashtra-shetkari-seva-mandal-vs-bhaurao-bayaji-garud-on-4-february-2010"},"modified":"2017-12-28T19:12:15","modified_gmt":"2017-12-28T13:42:15","slug":"maharashtra-shetkari-seva-mandal-vs-bhaurao-bayaji-garud-on-4-february-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/maharashtra-shetkari-seva-mandal-vs-bhaurao-bayaji-garud-on-4-february-2010","title":{"rendered":"Maharashtra Shetkari Seva Mandal vs Bhaurao Bayaji Garud on 4 February, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Bombay High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Maharashtra Shetkari Seva Mandal vs Bhaurao Bayaji Garud on 4 February, 2010<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_bench\">Bench: Nishita Mhatre<\/div>\n<pre>                                              :1:\n\n    vss\n\n                    IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY\n                            CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION\n\n\n\n\n                                                                                       \n                     CIVIL REVISION APPLICATION NO.526 OF 2008\n\n\n\n\n                                                               \n    Maharashtra Shetkari Seva Mandal                       ... Applicant\n\n    V\/s.\n\n\n\n\n                                                              \n    Bhaurao Bayaji Garud                            ... Respondent\n\n\n\n\n                                                   \n    Mr.S.K. Shinde i\/b Sagar Kasar for Applicant\n                                  \n    Mr.Anilkumar Patil for Respondents\n\n\n                                                 CORAM: SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J.\n                                 \n                        JUDGEMENT RESERVED ON: JANUARY 13, 2010\n\n                  JUDGEMENT PROUNOUNCED ON: FEBRUARY 4, 2010\n             \n\n\n    JUDGMENT:\n<\/pre>\n<p>    1.     The applicant is aggrieved by the decision of the trial Court by which the<\/p>\n<p>    objection raised by it regarding the maintainability of the suit and the jurisdiction of<\/p>\n<p>    the Court was rejected. The impugned order has been passed on 16.7.2008 by the<\/p>\n<p>    Civil Judge, Junior Division, Manmad City.\n<\/p>\n<p>    2.     Regular Civil Suit No.23 of 2008 was filed by the respondent\/plaintiff for a<\/p>\n<p>    perpetual injunction and for a declaration. An application for interim relief by way of<\/p>\n<p>    temporary injunction was also preferred by the plaintiff. The plaintiff contended that<\/p>\n<p>    in the year 1971, he had permitted the applicant\/defendant trust to use his land<\/p>\n<p>    admeasuring 4 ares. According to the plaintiff this land was part of his ancestral land<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">                                                               ::: Downloaded on &#8211; 09\/06\/2013 15:34:39 :::<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"hidden_text\">                                                :2:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>    and he had permitted the trust to use the land because of the good work carried on<\/p>\n<p>    by the trust for the farmers&#8217; benefit. The applicant constructed a godown on this plot<\/p>\n<p>    of land which was being used by the agriculturists for storing agricultural produce. It<\/p>\n<p>    appears that the farmers discontinued using the godown for storing agricultural<\/p>\n<p>    produce and on the request of the plaintiff one of the trustees returned the land to the<\/p>\n<p>    plaintiff alongwith the godown standing thereon. The plaintiff then found that the<\/p>\n<p>    trustees were obstructing his possession of the suit property and therefore<\/p>\n<p>    apprehending that he would be dispossessed the plaintiff filed the aforesaid suit in<\/p>\n<p>    June 2008.\n<\/p>\n<p>    3.     The applicant trust defended the suit and contended that the suit was not<\/p>\n<p>    maintainable and that the civil Court had no jurisdiction to entertain the suit in view of<\/p>\n<p>    the provisions of sections 50, 51 and 80 of the Bombay Public Trust Act. Preliminary<\/p>\n<p>    issues were framed on the application made by the applicant trust u\/s 9A of the CPC.\n<\/p>\n<p>    These issues were answered in favour of the respondent-defendant and hence, the<\/p>\n<p>    present civil revision application.\n<\/p>\n<p>    4.     The leaned counsel appearing for the applicant &#8211; trust submits that the<\/p>\n<p>    provisions of section 50 clearly mandate that before a suit can be filed in a civil Court<\/p>\n<p>    against the public trust, the permission of the Charity Commissioner must be<\/p>\n<p>    obtained. He submits that no suit by or against or relating to public trusts can be<\/p>\n<p>    instituted before a Civil Court unless such sanction is granted by the Commissioner.\n<\/p>\n<p>    The learned Counsel further points out that u\/s 80 of the Bombay Public Trusts Act,<\/p>\n<p>    civil suits are barred in respect of any issue which can be decided or dealt with by an<\/p>\n<p>    officer or competent authority under the Public Trusts Act. He points out that in the<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">                                                                ::: Downloaded on &#8211; 09\/06\/2013 15:34:39 :::<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"hidden_text\">                                                :3:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>    present case, no sanction has been applied for and, therefore, not obtained from the<\/p>\n<p>    Charity Commissioner for instituting the suit against the trust. Reliance is placed by<\/p>\n<p>    the learned Counsel on the judgment in the case of <a href=\"\/doc\/1203145\/\">Mahibubi Abdul Aziz vs. Sayed<\/p>\n<p>    Abdul Majid,<\/a> 2001(3) Bom.C.R. 33. He also points out the judgment in the case of<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"\/doc\/1696366\/\">Virupakshayya Shakarayya vs. Neelakanta Shivacharya Patttadadevaru, AIR<\/a> 1995<\/p>\n<p>    SC 2187 and in the case of Yasinmian Amirmian Faroqui &amp; Ors. v. I.A. Shaikh &amp; Ors.,<\/p>\n<p>    1977 GUJARAT LAW REPORTER Vol.XVIII 54.\n<\/p>\n<p>    5.     The learned counsel for the respondent submits that the issue as to whether a<\/p>\n<p>    person who has no connection with the Trust can file a civil suit without obtaining<\/p>\n<p>    permission from the Charity Commissioner is no longer res integra in view of the<\/p>\n<p>    decision of the learned Single Judge of this Court in the case of <a href=\"\/doc\/1021219\/\">Sainath Mandir<\/p>\n<p>    Trust, Amravati v. Vijaya<\/a> w\/o. Vithalrao Mandale &amp; Ors., 2003(4) Mh.L.J. 187. He<\/p>\n<p>    submits that a person, not being interested in the trust, who agitates his civil rights<\/p>\n<p>    against the trust need not seek the sanction of the Charity Commissioner prior to<\/p>\n<p>    filing of a suit. He also relies on the judgment of the Supreme Court in the case of<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"\/doc\/1247508\/\">Vinayaka Dev, Idagunji vs. Shivaram,<\/a> (2005) 6 SCC 641. The learned advocate<\/p>\n<p>    further points out that the bar of section 80 would not operate in the present case as<\/p>\n<p>    the respondent is not a person interested in the trust and he is merely ensuring that<\/p>\n<p>    his civil rights are not jeopardised.\n<\/p>\n<p>    6.     It would be advantageous to consider the provisions of section 50 of the<\/p>\n<p>    Bombay Public Trusts Act. Section 50 reads as under:\n<\/p>\n<p>           Section 50. Suit by or against or relating to public trusts or trustees or others.-<br \/>\n           In any case-\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">                                                                ::: Downloaded on &#8211; 09\/06\/2013 15:34:39 :::<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"hidden_text\">                                         :4:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>    (i) where it is alleged that there is a breach of a public trust, negligence,<br \/>\n    misapplication or misconduct on the part of a trustee or trustees,<\/p>\n<p>    (ii) where a direction or decree is required to recover the possession of or to<br \/>\n    follow a property belonging or alleged to be belonging to a public trust or the<\/p>\n<p>    proceeds thereof or for an account of such property or the proceeds thereof or<br \/>\n    proceeds from a trustee, ex-trustee, alienee, trespasser or any other person<br \/>\n    including a person holding adversely to the public trust but not a tenant or<br \/>\n    licensee,<\/p>\n<p>    (iii) where the direction of the Court is deemed necessary for the<br \/>\n    administration of any public trust, or<\/p>\n<p>    (iv) for any declaration or injunction in favour of or against a public trust or<br \/>\n    trustee or trustees or beneficiary thereof.\n<\/p>\n<p>    the Charity Commissioner after making such enquiry as he thinks necessary,<\/p>\n<p>    or two or more persons having an interest in case the suit is under sub-<br \/>\n    clauses (i) to (iii), or one or more such persons having an interest in case the<br \/>\n    suit is under sub-clause (iv) having obtained the consent in writing of the<\/p>\n<p>    Charity Commissioner as provided in Section 51 may institute a suit whether<br \/>\n    contentious or not in the Court within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the<br \/>\n    whole or part of the subject-matter of the trust is situated, to obtain a decree<br \/>\n    for any of the following reliefs :\n<\/p>\n<p>    (a) an order for the recovery of the possession of such property or proceeds<br \/>\n    thereof,<\/p>\n<p>    (b) the removal of any trustee or manager,<\/p>\n<p>    (c) the appointment of a new trustee or manager,<\/p>\n<p>    (d) vesting any property in a trustee,<\/p>\n<p>    (e) a direction for taking accounts and making certain inquiries,<\/p>\n<p>    (f) an order directing the trustees or others to pay to the trust the loss caused<br \/>\n    to the same by their breach of trust, negligence, misapplication, misconduct or<\/p>\n<p>    willful default.\n<\/p>\n<p>    (g) declaration as to what proportion of the trust property or of the interest<br \/>\n    therein shall be allocated to any particular object of the trust,<\/p>\n<p>    (h) a direction to apply to the trust property or its income cy pres on the lines of<br \/>\n    section 56 if this relief is claimed alongwith any other relief mentioned int he<br \/>\n    section.\n<\/p>\n<p>    (i) a direction authorizing the whole or any part of the trust property to be let,<br \/>\n    sold, mortgaged or exchanged, or in any manner alienated on such terms and<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">                                                          ::: Downloaded on &#8211; 09\/06\/2013 15:34:39 :::<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"hidden_text\">                                                :5:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>           conditions as the court may deem necessary<\/p>\n<p>           (j) the settlement of a scheme, or variations or alterations in a scheme already<\/p>\n<p>           settled,<\/p>\n<p>           (k) an order for amalgamation of two or more trusts by framing a common<\/p>\n<p>           scheme for the same<\/p>\n<p>           (j) an order for winding up of any trust or applying the trust for other charitable<br \/>\n           purposes<\/p>\n<p>           (m) an order for handing over of one trust to the trustees of some other trust<br \/>\n           and deregistering such trust<\/p>\n<p>           (n) an order exonerating the trustees from technical breaches etc.<\/p>\n<p>           (o) an order varying altering amending or superseding any instrument of trust<\/p>\n<p>           (p) declaration or denying any right in favour of or against a public trust or<br \/>\n           trustee or trustees or beneficiary thereof and issuing injunctions in appropriate<br \/>\n           cases or<\/p>\n<p>           (q) granting any other relief as the nature of the case may require which would<br \/>\n           be a condition precedent to or consequential to any of the aforesaid reliefs or<br \/>\n           is necessary in the interest of the trust.\n<\/p>\n<p>           Provided that no suit claiming any of the reliefs specified in this section shall<br \/>\n           be instituted in respect of any public trust, except in conformity with the<br \/>\n           provisions thereof:\n<\/p>\n<p>           Provided further that, the Charity Commissioner may instead of instituting a<br \/>\n           suit make an application to the Court for a variation or alteration in a scheme<br \/>\n           already settled:\n<\/p>\n<p>           Provided also that, the provisions of this section and other consequential<br \/>\n           provisions shall apply to all public trusts, whether registered or not or<br \/>\n           exempted from the provisions of this Act under sub-section (4) of section 1.\n<\/p>\n<p>    7.     The present suit has been filed for a declaration of the plaintiff&#8217;s title over the<\/p>\n<p>    suit property and for a perpetual injunction. Section 50(iv) would come into play<\/p>\n<p>    when an injunction is sought against a public trust. The sanction of the Charity<\/p>\n<p>    Commissioner for institution of a suit for the aforesaid reliefs is required only if it is<\/p>\n<p>    filed by &#8220;a person having an interest&#8221;. The suit must be instituted for the reliefs<\/p>\n<p>    stipulated u\/s 50. These reliefs mainly relate to the working of the trust and its<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">                                                                ::: Downloaded on &#8211; 09\/06\/2013 15:34:39 :::<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"hidden_text\">                                                 :6:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>    trustees.   Therefore, permission of the Charity Commissioner would be required<\/p>\n<p>    when a suit is instituted by &#8220;a person having interest&#8221; for a decree in terms of the<\/p>\n<p>    reliefs delineated in section 50.     The submission of the learned counsel for the<\/p>\n<p>    applicant that sanction of the Charity Commissioner is required since the suit is filed<\/p>\n<p>    for a declaration and injunction is without merit.       The declaration and injunction<\/p>\n<p>    sought by the plaintiff relate to his contention about his title to the suit property. Apart<\/p>\n<p>    from this the plaintiff is not &#8220;a person having interest&#8221; as defined u\/s 2(10) of the Act.\n<\/p>\n<p>    8.     Section 80 would not come into play in the present case as it is only such<\/p>\n<p>    questions which can be decided or dealt with by any officer or authority under the Act<\/p>\n<p>    which cannot be decided by civil Court. The cause of action giving rise to the present<\/p>\n<p>    suit and the reliefs claimed therein cannot be decided by any officer or authority<\/p>\n<p>    under the Act.   In the cae of Sainath Mandir Trust (supra), a learned Single Judge of<\/p>\n<p>    this Court (Kanade, J.) after referring to the judgment of another learned Single<\/p>\n<p>    Judge of this Court (Khanwilkar, J.) in the case of <a href=\"\/doc\/1203145\/\">Mahibubi Abdul Aziz vs. Sayed<\/p>\n<p>    Abdul Majid<\/a> (supra) has observed that a suit for enforcement by the plaintiff of his<\/p>\n<p>    own civil rights cannot be barred by the provisions of section 80. While drawing this<\/p>\n<p>    conclusion Kanade, J. has referred to the judgment of this Court (Dhabe, J.) in the<\/p>\n<p>    case of Vidarbha Kshatriya Mali Shikshan Sanstha v\/s. Mahatma Fuley Shikshan<\/p>\n<p>    Samiti, Amravati, 1986 Mh.L.J. 773 wherein the scope of section 50 was considered.\n<\/p>\n<p>    In the facts and circumstances of the case of Sainath Mandir Trust (supra), the Court<\/p>\n<p>    observed that the plaintiff had filed a suit for enforcement of his own civil rights since<\/p>\n<p>    it was his contention that he had purchased the property by a registered sale deed<\/p>\n<p>    from the trust. He claimed possession of the property and therefore it was held that<\/p>\n<p>    permission of the Charity Commissioner is not necessary prior to institution of such a<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">                                                                 ::: Downloaded on &#8211; 09\/06\/2013 15:34:39 :::<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"hidden_text\">                                                  :7:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>    suit.\n<\/p>\n<p>    9.      In the case of Vinayaka Dev (supra), a suit for declaration that the plaintiffs<\/p>\n<p>    were hereditary Archaks in the temple entitling them to a share in the offerings made<\/p>\n<p>    to the deity was filed. Consequential reliefs were also prayed for restraining the<\/p>\n<p>    defendants from interfering with the plaintiffs&#8217; rights.       The trust pleaded that the<\/p>\n<p>    temple was a public trust registered under the Bombay Public Trusts Act and since<\/p>\n<p>    statutory permission of the Charity Commissioner as required under sections 50 and<\/p>\n<p>    51 of the Act was not obtained, a suit was not maintainable. The court considered<\/p>\n<p>    whether a suit to establish a right to be hereditary Archaks in a temple and a share in<\/p>\n<p>    the offerings made to the deity is a suit in relation to the personal\/private right of the<\/p>\n<p>    Archak or in the nature of exercising of public right in a public trust. In paragraphs 13<\/p>\n<p>    and 14, the Court has observed as follows:\n<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>            13.     What is to be seen is the relief the plaintiffs are seeking from the court.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>            First of all, they are seeking a declaration about their hereditary right as<br \/>\n            archaks of the temple. This right is claimed in their personal capacity as a<br \/>\n            family of archaks who have been performing the functions of archaks since the<br \/>\n            day the temple was established and the deity was consecrated. It is different<\/p>\n<p>            matter whether ultimately the plaintiffs&#8217; contention is accepted by the court or<br \/>\n            not. Surely, the plaintiffs are entitled to have their claim examined by the court.<br \/>\n            If they fail to establish their claim, they will be out of the court. However, if they<br \/>\n            succeed in establishing the claim they will be entitled to the declaration<br \/>\n            sought. They cannot be non suited at the threshold unless the suit is expressly<br \/>\n            barred by any statute. We have seen the provision of Section 50 of the<\/p>\n<p>            Bombay Public Trusts Act relied upon by the appellants-defendants. The said<br \/>\n            section does not cover a suit of the present type. Analogy has been drawn of<br \/>\n            Section 92 of the Code of Civil Procedure while considering Section 50 of<br \/>\n            Bombay Public Trusts Act. Both provisions are in the nature of representative<br \/>\n            suits which pertain to public trusts and protection of public interest in the<br \/>\n            trusts. In the present case, there is no public interest involved. The only<br \/>\n            interest is that of the plaintiffs and their families. The right of archakship is<br \/>\n            claimed on the basis of inheritance. It is a hereditary personal right which they<br \/>\n            want to establish. The right is purely of a private nature. We are of the view<br \/>\n            that Section 50 of the Bombay Public Trusts Act is not attracted at all in the<br \/>\n            facts of the present case.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">                                                                   ::: Downloaded on &#8211; 09\/06\/2013 15:34:39 :::<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"hidden_text\">                                                :8:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>          14.     We have seen the object of the Bombay Public Trusts Act. Appropriately<br \/>\n          the Act seeks to regulate and make better provision for administration of public<\/p>\n<p>          religious and charitable trusts. Such trusts cater to things of public interest,<br \/>\n          i.e .things which concern large sections of public. Unless such trusts are<br \/>\n          properly administered public interest will suffer. Therefore, matters affecting<\/p>\n<p>          administration of such trusts are covered under Section 50 of the Bombay<br \/>\n          Public Trusts Act. This situation is somewhat similar to suits under Section 92<br \/>\n          of the Code of Civil Procedure. These suits are suits in representative capacity<br \/>\n          and pertain to matters of public interest. In contrast the suit which has given<br \/>\n          rise to the present appeal is a suit to establish an individual right. The plaintiffs<\/p>\n<p>          claim that they are hereditary archaks of the temple since time immemorial<br \/>\n          and are entitled to exercise this right which cannot be taken away from them.<br \/>\n          No public interest is involved. Public is not concerned whether A acts as an<br \/>\n          archak or B acts. Such a suit, therefore, cannot be covered by Section 50 of<br \/>\n          the Act. Law is settled on this aspect as per various judgments of this Court.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>    10.<\/p>\n<p>            Therefore, in my view, the right claimed in the present suit for a declaration<\/p>\n<p>    and an injunction in respect of a property over which the plaintiff, who is not a &#8220;person<\/p>\n<p>    interested&#8221; claims title cannot be said to be barred u\/s 80 of the Act nor is the consent<\/p>\n<p>    of the Charity Commissioner required prior to institution of such a suit.\n<\/p>\n<p>    11.     Civil revision application is dismissed. No costs.\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">                                                                 ::: Downloaded on &#8211; 09\/06\/2013 15:34:39 :::<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bombay High Court Maharashtra Shetkari Seva Mandal vs Bhaurao Bayaji Garud on 4 February, 2010 Bench: Nishita Mhatre :1: vss IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL REVISION APPLICATION NO.526 OF 2008 Maharashtra Shetkari Seva Mandal &#8230; Applicant V\/s. Bhaurao Bayaji Garud &#8230; Respondent Mr.S.K. Shinde i\/b Sagar Kasar for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-154311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bombay-high-court","category-high-court"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Maharashtra Shetkari Seva Mandal vs Bhaurao Bayaji Garud on 4 February, 2010 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court &amp; High Court | Legal India<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/maharashtra-shetkari-seva-mandal-vs-bhaurao-bayaji-garud-on-4-february-2010\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Maharashtra Shetkari Seva Mandal vs Bhaurao Bayaji Garud on 4 February, 2010 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court &amp; High Court | Legal India\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/maharashtra-shetkari-seva-mandal-vs-bhaurao-bayaji-garud-on-4-february-2010\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Free Judgements of Supreme Court &amp; High Court | Legal India\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LegalindiaCom\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2010-02-03T18:30:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2017-12-28T13:42:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/legal-india-icon.jpg?fit=512%2C512&ssl=1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"512\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"512\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Legal India Admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@legaliadmin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Legal_india\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Legal India Admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"13 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/maharashtra-shetkari-seva-mandal-vs-bhaurao-bayaji-garud-on-4-february-2010#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/maharashtra-shetkari-seva-mandal-vs-bhaurao-bayaji-garud-on-4-february-2010\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Legal India Admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0bfdffe9059fb8bb24a86d094609c5ea\"},\"headline\":\"Maharashtra Shetkari Seva Mandal vs Bhaurao Bayaji Garud on 4 February, 2010\",\"datePublished\":\"2010-02-03T18:30:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2017-12-28T13:42:15+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/maharashtra-shetkari-seva-mandal-vs-bhaurao-bayaji-garud-on-4-february-2010\"},\"wordCount\":2550,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Bombay High Court\",\"High Court\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/maharashtra-shetkari-seva-mandal-vs-bhaurao-bayaji-garud-on-4-february-2010#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/maharashtra-shetkari-seva-mandal-vs-bhaurao-bayaji-garud-on-4-february-2010\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/maharashtra-shetkari-seva-mandal-vs-bhaurao-bayaji-garud-on-4-february-2010\",\"name\":\"Maharashtra Shetkari Seva Mandal vs Bhaurao Bayaji Garud on 4 February, 2010 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court &amp; High Court | Legal India\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2010-02-03T18:30:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2017-12-28T13:42:15+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/maharashtra-shetkari-seva-mandal-vs-bhaurao-bayaji-garud-on-4-february-2010#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/maharashtra-shetkari-seva-mandal-vs-bhaurao-bayaji-garud-on-4-february-2010\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/maharashtra-shetkari-seva-mandal-vs-bhaurao-bayaji-garud-on-4-february-2010#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Maharashtra Shetkari Seva Mandal vs Bhaurao Bayaji Garud on 4 February, 2010\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/\",\"name\":\"Free Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India\",\"description\":\"Search and read the latest judgements, orders, and rulings from the Supreme Court of India and all High Courts. A comprehensive database for lawyers, advocates, and law students.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"Free judgements of Supreme Court & High Court of India | Legal India\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India\",\"alternateName\":\"Legal India\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/5\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/legal-india-icon.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/5\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/legal-india-icon.jpg\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/LegalindiaCom\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/Legal_india\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0bfdffe9059fb8bb24a86d094609c5ea\",\"name\":\"Legal India Admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4faa9d728ed1af3b73d52225c7f12901ac726fe6f7ea0a3348a1d51f3a930987?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4faa9d728ed1af3b73d52225c7f12901ac726fe6f7ea0a3348a1d51f3a930987?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4faa9d728ed1af3b73d52225c7f12901ac726fe6f7ea0a3348a1d51f3a930987?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Legal India Admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/legaliadmin\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/author\\\/legal-india-admin\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Maharashtra Shetkari Seva Mandal vs Bhaurao Bayaji Garud on 4 February, 2010 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court &amp; High Court | Legal India","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/maharashtra-shetkari-seva-mandal-vs-bhaurao-bayaji-garud-on-4-february-2010","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Maharashtra Shetkari Seva Mandal vs Bhaurao Bayaji Garud on 4 February, 2010 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court &amp; High Court | Legal India","og_url":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/maharashtra-shetkari-seva-mandal-vs-bhaurao-bayaji-garud-on-4-february-2010","og_site_name":"Free Judgements of Supreme Court &amp; High Court | Legal India","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LegalindiaCom\/","article_published_time":"2010-02-03T18:30:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2017-12-28T13:42:15+00:00","og_image":[{"width":512,"height":512,"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/legal-india-icon.jpg?fit=512%2C512&ssl=1","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Legal India Admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@legaliadmin","twitter_site":"@Legal_india","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Legal India Admin","Est. reading time":"13 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/maharashtra-shetkari-seva-mandal-vs-bhaurao-bayaji-garud-on-4-february-2010#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/maharashtra-shetkari-seva-mandal-vs-bhaurao-bayaji-garud-on-4-february-2010"},"author":{"name":"Legal India Admin","@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/#\/schema\/person\/0bfdffe9059fb8bb24a86d094609c5ea"},"headline":"Maharashtra Shetkari Seva Mandal vs Bhaurao Bayaji Garud on 4 February, 2010","datePublished":"2010-02-03T18:30:00+00:00","dateModified":"2017-12-28T13:42:15+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/maharashtra-shetkari-seva-mandal-vs-bhaurao-bayaji-garud-on-4-february-2010"},"wordCount":2550,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Bombay High Court","High Court"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/maharashtra-shetkari-seva-mandal-vs-bhaurao-bayaji-garud-on-4-february-2010#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/maharashtra-shetkari-seva-mandal-vs-bhaurao-bayaji-garud-on-4-february-2010","url":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/maharashtra-shetkari-seva-mandal-vs-bhaurao-bayaji-garud-on-4-february-2010","name":"Maharashtra Shetkari Seva Mandal vs Bhaurao Bayaji Garud on 4 February, 2010 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court &amp; High Court | Legal India","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/#website"},"datePublished":"2010-02-03T18:30:00+00:00","dateModified":"2017-12-28T13:42:15+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/maharashtra-shetkari-seva-mandal-vs-bhaurao-bayaji-garud-on-4-february-2010#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/maharashtra-shetkari-seva-mandal-vs-bhaurao-bayaji-garud-on-4-february-2010"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/maharashtra-shetkari-seva-mandal-vs-bhaurao-bayaji-garud-on-4-february-2010#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Maharashtra Shetkari Seva Mandal vs Bhaurao Bayaji Garud on 4 February, 2010"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/","name":"Free Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India","description":"Search and read the latest judgements, orders, and rulings from the Supreme Court of India and all High Courts. A comprehensive database for lawyers, advocates, and law students.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/#organization"},"alternateName":"Free judgements of Supreme Court & High Court of India | Legal India","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/#organization","name":"Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India","alternateName":"Legal India","url":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/legal-india-icon.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/legal-india-icon.jpg","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LegalindiaCom\/","https:\/\/x.com\/Legal_india"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/#\/schema\/person\/0bfdffe9059fb8bb24a86d094609c5ea","name":"Legal India Admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4faa9d728ed1af3b73d52225c7f12901ac726fe6f7ea0a3348a1d51f3a930987?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4faa9d728ed1af3b73d52225c7f12901ac726fe6f7ea0a3348a1d51f3a930987?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4faa9d728ed1af3b73d52225c7f12901ac726fe6f7ea0a3348a1d51f3a930987?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Legal India Admin"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.legalindia.com","https:\/\/x.com\/legaliadmin"],"url":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/author\/legal-india-admin"}]}},"modified_by":null,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154311","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=154311"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154311\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=154311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=154311"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=154311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}