Supreme Court of India · 1962-04-04
RAJA JAGANNATH BAKSH SINGH vs THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ANOTHER
- Citation / case number
- SC 1960/122
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- RAJA JAGANNATH BAKSH SINGH
- Respondent
- THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ANOTHER
- Author
- MAJMUDAR S.B. ,SARKAR, A.K.,GUPTA, K.C. DAS,AYYANGAR, N. RAJAGOPALA,MUDHOLKARR.
- Bench
- MAJMUDAR S.B. ,SARKAR, A.K.,GUPTA, K.C. DAS,AYYANGAR, N. RAJAGOPALA,MUDHOLKAR, J.R.
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of the U.P. Large Land Holdings Tax Act, 1957, specifically sections 7(2) and 5(1), rejecting claims that the Act violated Articles 14, 19, and 31 of the Constitution. The Court emphasized that the legislative power regarding land taxation is broadly construed under Entry 49, List II of the Seventh Schedule. The petitioner's arguments were found to lack substance, and the Court affirmed the State Legislature's competence to enact the law, leading to the dismissal of the petition.