Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 1504 · Decided 17 December 1996
State of U.P. v. Sher Singh and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 1504 · [1996] SUPP. 10 S.C.R. 273
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1350/1986
- Decided
- 17 December 1996
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, G.B. PATTANAIK (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
B Urban Land (Ceiling& Regulation) Act, 1976: Section 6(1) Holder of urban vacant land-Declaration filed under Section 6-Competent authority observing that declarant was holding land in excess of ceiling-Appeal pref erred be/ ore District Judge-Declarant dying during pendency of ap- C Court-Appeal-Held the crucial date is the date of declaration filed under Section 6(1) before the competent authority-After the demise of landowner the question of intestate or the tes­ tamentary succession does not arise-The District Judge, there/ ore, was not D right in remanding the matter
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