Supreme Court · 1966 INSC 256 · Decided 2 December 1966
Bhagat Ram & ORS. v. State of Punjab & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1966 INSC 256 · [1967] 2 S.C.R. 165
- Case number
- WRIT TO PETITION (CIVIL)... No. 125/1966
- Decided
- 2 December 1966
- Bench
- K. SUBBA RAO, M. HIDAYATULLAH, S.M. SIKRI, R.S. BACHAWAT, J.M. SHELAT (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Directions issued
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32, 12
Headnote
RAM & ORS. l'. STATE OF PUNJAB & ORS. December, 2, 1966 B [K. SUBBA RAO, C. 1., M. HIDAYATULLAH, S. M. SIKRI, c D E F. G H R. S. BAC'HAWAT AND J. M. SHELAT, JJ.J Ease Punjab Holdings (Consolidation and Prevention of Fragmentation) Act (50 of 1948)-Scheme reservi11g land for income of consolidation of an estate was prepared in 1959. The petitioner, who held land within the ceiling limit, challenged it on the ground that in so far as it makes reservation of land (or the income of the Panchayat,. it was hit by the second proviso to Art. 3 IA( l) of 1he Constitution. HELD (per
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