The Bombay Rent-free Estates Act, 1851

Section 2. Regarding claims to per sonal Inams, not yet adjudicated under the present Government

In force · As amended up to 2026-08

2. Regarding claims to per sonal Inams, not yet adjudicated under the present Government. — Any land held under a sunnud declaring it to be hereditary, shall be so continued according to the terms of the sunnud. Provision 1 st .—Provided that the grant was either made, or specifically recognized, by Authority competent to alienate Government Revenue in perpetuity, the question of which recognition and competency is to be referred to and determined by Government in the manner prescribed by Provision 1[st] , Rule 1. Provision 2 nd .—And provided that there be nothing in the conditions of the tenure which cannot be observed without a breach of the laws of the land, or the rules of public decency. Provision 3 rd .—And provided that the grant was not afterwards revoked or disallowed, or an alteration of its terms ordered or recognized by a competent authority.

Source: India Code