Supreme Court · 1976 INSC 165 · Decided 4 August 1976
Hasmukhalal Dahayabhai & ORS. ETC. ETC. v. State of Gujarat
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1976 INSC 165 · [1977] 1 S.C.R. 103
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 374/1976
- Decided
- 4 August 1976
- Bench
- A.N. RAY, M. HAMEEDULLAH BEG, JASWANT SINGH (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 31A(l), 133(l), 31A, 31B
Headnote
103 Constitution of India-Article 31A(l) Second Proviso-Art. 31B-Meaning of right conferred-9th Schedule-Whether different ceiling Qin be imposed for different persons-Whetlwr second proviso to A rt. 3 lA ( 1) imposes o fetter on 1/ie legislative competence-Gujarat Agricultural Land Ceiling Act 3(42)-Meaning of person-Whether legislature bound to follow definition in General Clauses Act. The appellants challenged the constitutional validity of the Gujarat Agricul­ turnl Land Ceiling Act 1961 by filing writ petitions i1~ the High Court of Gujarat. The Preamble of the Act
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