State Act

The Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act-1948

3[88CC. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, a tenant who does not belong to any of the Scheduled Tribes shall not, after the commencement of the Bombay Land Revenue (Gujarat Second Amendment) Act, 1980 be entitled to purchase from the landlord under this Act, any land leased to him with the previous sanction of the Collector under section 73AA of the of the Bombay Land Revenue Code, 1879. Explanation.–For the purpose of this section, "Schedule Tribes" means such tribes or tribal communities or part of or groups within such tribes or tribal communities as are deemed of the Scheduled Tribes in relation to the State of Gujarat under article 342 of the Constitution.]