Supreme Court of India · 1967-04-10
INDER SINGH & ANR. vs STATE OF PUNJAB & ORS.
- Citation / case number
- SC 1966/60167
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- INDER SINGH & ANR.
- Respondent
- STATE OF PUNJAB & ORS.
- Author
- RAO, K. SUBBA (),HIDAYATULLAH, M.,BACHAWAT, R.S.,SHELATM.,VAIDYIALINGAM, C.A.
- Bench
- RAO, K. SUBBA (CJ),HIDAYATULLAH, M.,BACHAWAT, R.S.,SHELAT, J.M.,VAIDYIALINGAM, C.A.
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the validity of Section 32-FF of the Pepsu Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1955, affirming that it is protected under Article 31-A against challenges under Article 19. The Court clarified that Section 32-KK, which equates a Hindu undivided family with an individual landowner for the purpose of determining surplus land, does not infringe upon the rights of family members but rather prevents them from claiming excessive land collectively. The appeal was dismissed, reinforcing the legislative intent of agrarian reform.