-: 1 :- HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 8811 OF 2009 Eknath K. Patil & Ors. ..Petitioners. Versus Laxminarayan Devasthan Trust & Ors. ..Respondents. Mr. Vijay Killedar for the petitoner. Coram : R. V. MORE, J. Date : March 22, 2010. P. C. : 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner at length. 2. The petitioner claims tenancy in the suit land which admittedly belongs to the respondent trust. The SDO Miraj in pursuance of the application of the respondent, after hearing parties granted exemption certificate under section 88B of the Bombay Tenancy & Agricultural Lands Act, 1948 in favour of the Respondent Trust. This order was challenged by the petitioner by filing revision before the Revenue Tribunal, however, it was also dismissed and therefore the present writ petition. 3. In order to get exemption certificate under section 88­B of the BT & AL Act the Trust must prove that it was registered prior to the tiller’s day under the Bombay Public Trust Act, 1950 and the entire income of such lands is appropriated for the purposes of such trust. Both the authorities below, namely, SDO and MRT, on the basis of evidence adduced by the respondent – -: 2 :- trust were satisfied and recorded a finding that the respondent rust was registered on 13th September 1954 under the Bombay Public Trust Act, 1950 and income of the suit land is appropriated for the purposes of the said trust. The submission of Mr. Killedar, learned counsel for the petitioner that the SDO ought not to have relied upon the photocopy of the registration certificate has no merit inasmuch as the President Anant Patankar has examined himself and has asserted that the trust is registered. Taking overall view of the matter, I do not find any substance in the petition and same is therefore dismissed. (R.V. MORE, J.)