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Tai Maharaj Case : Tai Maharaj was the widow of Sirdar Baba Maharaj of Poona, who, before his death, appointed Tilak, Khaparde, & some others, trustees of his estate. The trustees quarrelled with the widow, out of this arose the famous Tai Maharaj adoption case. Chief Presidency Magistrate A.H.S. Aston convicted Tilak of perjury in connection with it, but the High Court of Bombay acquitted him.