https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=293104 Section 32F of the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1947 requires a tenant seeking to purchase land from a widow-landlord to exercise that right within the statutory period running from the date on which the landlord's right to terminate the tenancy under Section 31 expires. The starting point is the widow's death, not the tenant's knowledge of that death, and the period cannot be shifted on equitable grounds. On those facts, the tenant's intimation was too late and non-compliance with the prescribed period was found. en-us Tue, 04 May 1999 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 23 Jan 2021 13:51:37 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=293104 Section 32F of the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1947 requires a tenant seeking to purchase land from a widow-landlord to exercise that right within the statutory period running from the date on which the landlord's right to terminate the tenancy under Section 31 expires. The starting point is the widow's death, not the tenant's knowledge of that death, and the period cannot be shifted on equitable grounds. On those facts, the tenant's intimation was too late and non-compliance with the prescribed period was found. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 04 May 1999 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=293104