STATE OF RAJASTHAN vs MUKANCHAND AND OTHERS

The Supreme Court held that the impugned part of Section 2(e) of the Rajasthan Jagirdars’ Debt Reduction Act violates Article 14 of the Constitution due to lack of reasonable classification. The Court established that permissible classification requires intelligible differentiation and a rational relationship to the statute's objective, which was not met in this case. Consequently, the Court deemed the challenged provisions unconstitutional, affirming the High Court's ruling that the rest of the Act remains valid.