Supreme Court · 1994 INSC 16 · Decided 19 January 1994
Sampuran Singh v. State of Haryana and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1994 INSC 16 · [1994] 1 S.C.R. 176
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3397/1984
- Decided
- 19 January 1994
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, N. VENKATACHALA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution
Headnote
The Punjab Security of Land Tenures Act, 1953/The Haryana Ceiling ~- on Land Holdings Act, 1922: c S. 2(5-a)/ss.7,9,12(3), 33(2}-Surplus area-Remained in enjoyment of land holder--ln interregnum sons of land holder became majors- Landholder's claim for reopening of declaratiort-Held, though State free from all encumbrances from 23.12.1972---Pending proceedings under D Punjab Act should be completed under that Act. •-f-- Constitution of India, 1950 : Competence of State Legislature-Power to enact laws with retrospective Operatiort-Held, Legislature is competent to enact law with
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