Mandatory written intimation under Section 32F is essential for a tenant's purchase right when the landlord is disabled.

Section 32F of the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act operates independently and grants a tenant's purchase right against a widow or other disabled landlord only if the statutory manner and time are strictly followed. The written intimation to the landlord and Tribunal under Section 32F(1A) is mandatory, and prior proceedings under Section 32G or payment of instalments do not constitute compliance. As no written notice expressing an intention to purchase was served, the tenant lost the statutory right to purchase the land.

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Issues: Whether the tenant was bound to serve the written intimation contemplated by Section 32F of the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948, and whether failure to do so defeated the right to purchase the land.

Analysis: Section 32F operates independently of Section 31 in the sense that the tenant's right to purchase, where the landlord is a widow or other disabled person, arises only in the manner and within the time prescribed by Section 32F. The requirement under Section 32F(1A) to intimate the landlord and the Tribunal is mandatory and calls for strict compliance. The fact that proceedings had earlier been taken under Section 32G, or that instalments had been paid, did not amount to compliance with Section 32F. On the facts, the tenant had not served any written notice or intimation expressing the intention to purchase the land, despite knowledge of the person claiming title.

Conclusion: The tenant was required to serve written notice under Section 32F, and failure to comply resulted in loss of the right to purchase the land.

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