Supreme Court · 1973 INSC 57 · Decided 28 March 1973
S. P. Watel and Others v. State of U.P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1973 INSC 57 · [1973] 3 S.C.R. 783
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 105/1969
- Decided
- 28 March 1973
- Bench
- S.M. SIKRI, A.N. RAY, D.G. PALEKAR, S.N. DWIVEDI, A.K. MUKHERJEA (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32, 14, 19(1)(f), 31
Headnote
U.P. Urhan Areas Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1956- Land leasecl for planting a grove, erecting buildings etc.-Dots not fall exclusively under s. 2(1 )(d)-.Secli<>n 2(1 )(d) must be interpretJ<d as relating to agricultural land only-Thus construed if protected by Constitution-Land in question not proved to be 'agricultural area'-Notification under s. 8 of A.ct cannot be i"ssued z'n respect of it­ Abatement of suits and appeals under Rule 39 of the U.P. Urban Areas 7.amindari Abolition and Land Reforms Rules 1957. Plot No. 4635A (old number
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