ATTAR SINGH & OTHERS vs THE STATE OF U. P.

The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of the U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act (U.P. V of 1954) as amended by Act No. XVI of 1957, specifically sections 8, 9, 10, 14 to 17, 19 to 22, and 49, ruling that the procedures established were not arbitrary and did not violate Article 14 of the Constitution. The Court found that the differences in procedure compared to the U.P. Land Revenue Act, 1901, were justifiable as they served a legitimate purpose of agricultural consolidation. Additionally, the Court held that the compensation provisions under Section 29B did not offend Article 31(2), affirming the Act's aim to facilitate large-scale cultivation.