Supreme Court of India · 1964-08-20
RANJIT SINGH AND OTHERS vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS(And Connected Appeals)
- Citation / case number
- SC 1963/19
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- RANJIT SINGH AND OTHERS
- Respondent
- STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS(And Connected Appeals)
- Bench
- GAJENDRAGADKAR, P.B. (CJ),WANCHOO, K.N.,HIDAYATULLAH, M.,GUPTA, K.C. DAS,AYYANGAR, N. RAJAGOPALA
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the validity of the East Punjab Holdings (Consolidation and Prevention of Fragmentation) Act, 1948, and related legislation, affirming that the proprietors' interests could be modified without compensation under Article 31-A of the Constitution. The Court emphasized a broad interpretation of 'estate' and 'agrarian reform', distinguishing the case from K. K. Kochuni v. State of Madras, which did not involve agrarian reform. The Court concluded that the consolidation proceedings were part of a larger scheme for rural planning and agrarian reform, thus dismissing the appeals.