Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 1139 · Decided 1 October 1996
State of U.P. v. Amar Singh Etc
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 1139 · [1996] SUPP. 7 S.C.R. 165
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1554/1980
- Decided
- 1 October 1996
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, G.B. PATTANAIK (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
B U.P. Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1960 (as amended by Act 1of1972) : S.5(1), Explanation I-Detennination of Ceiling area-Tenure holder c sold certain lands to his sons and daughters-in-law on 10.9.197(}-The father and the sons remained to be members of the joint f amity and were surplus area-Held, the alienees being sons and daughters-in-law, they are only ostensible owners under Explanation I of s. 5(1}--Tenure holder D remained to be the owner and holder of the land on the date and ceiling area has to be computed treating him to be the owner of the land-The case
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