SHRI KISHAN SINGH AND OTHERS vs THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS.

The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of Sections 81 to 86 of the Marwar Land Revenue Act, ruling that the Act's provisions for fixing fair and equitable rents do not violate Articles 14, 19(1)(f), and 31(2) of the Constitution. The Court clarified that Article 14 prohibits unequal treatment of similarly situated persons, and the classification based on territorial grounds is permissible if relevant to the Act's purpose. It was determined that the right to hold property for landlords is limited to receiving reasonable rents, and retrospective enforcement of rent rates does not infringe upon this right.