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The Indian Law Reports Bombay Series 1911

1912

The defendants claimed the land as their private property on the ground that their predecessors in title were owners of the land at the time the Cantonment was established, and that nothing had happend since to vest the title in the Government; and while admitting that they were subject to military jurisdiction, and to the Government right of appro- priation, contended that they were entitled to c [...] It was submitted therefore that it had not been shown that it was an essential ingredient of the Military or Cantonment tenure at the time of the occupation of the land that the holders of the land had no right of ownership in the ground, but merely a right of occupancy ; 'and, therefore, that for the land in dispute, if resumable by Government, compensation should be paid to the appellants on the [...] Its wording appears on the whole to be more consistent with the contention of the Governnient that the interest of the tenant was that of a licensee of the land with a righto the buildings than with the private ownership in fee alleged by the appellants. [...] The precise delimitation of the Poona Cantonment was accordingly then commenced, and the correspondence during the years immediately ensuing (particularly a letter dated the 24th Septerciber 1822 from the Collector to the Commis- sioner) shows that the military authorities were making arrangements and agreements with the owners of the lands belonging to Poona such as would indemnify them for the [...] demanding payment of the amount due to Bai Jamnabai at the foot of the account and informing him that they would present a petition to the Court for the appointment of the petitioner as guardian of the property of the minor Bai Jatunabai.
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Pages
746
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India
SARF Document ID
sarf.100032
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