Supreme Court · 1998 INSC 486 · Decided 17 December 1998
Ram Swarup and Others v. S.N. Maira and Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1998 INSC 486 · [1998] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 617
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2845/1989
- Decided
- 17 December 1998
- Bench
- S. SAGHIR AHMAD, G.B. PATTANAIK (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
AND OTHERS \I. S.N. MAIRA AND OTHERS DECEMBER 17,1998 [S. SAGHJR AHMED AND G.B. PATTANAIK, J.] Ha1yana Ceiling on Land Holdings Act 1972 (as amended in 1976)­ Section 12(3)-Retrospectively-Effect of-Punjab Security of Land Tenures A B Act 1953-Determination and declaration of surplus by to amendment-Whether surplus will, therefore, have to be decided afresh-Held, legislature having given the provision retrospective effect, viz., from 23rd December, 1972 it is to be treated as having been on the statute book on that date -In the eye of law, the lands in question, vested D with the
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