Supreme Court · 1992 INSC 105 · Decided 9 April 1992
Madanlal Phulchand Jain v. State of Maharashtra and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1992 INSC 105 · [1992] 2 S.C.R. 479
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2627/1982
- Decided
- 9 April 1992
- Bench
- A.M. AHMADI, R.M. SAHAI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 227
Headnote
Maharashtra Agricultural Land (Ceiling on Holdings) Act, 1961-Sec­ tion 45 (2 )-Hindu-lnheriting land as nephew-Natural father having become uncle in adoption-Such land-Whether separate or ancestrat--Computation A B of swplus land. C Hindu Law Joint family-Blending of separate propert;r--Proof unde. On adoption, he got about 28 acres of agricultural land from the adoptive family. He also inherited land admeasuring 19 acres ana 19-1/2 gunthas from his natural father, who died leaving beMnd no other heir. The Commissioner, exercising power under Section 45(2) of the Maharashtra
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