Supreme Court of India · 1971-10-11
JAGANNATH ETC. ETC. vs AUTHORISED OFFICER, LAND REFORMS & ORS. ETC.
- Citation / case number
- SC 1967/392
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- JAGANNATH ETC. ETC.
- Respondent
- AUTHORISED OFFICER, LAND REFORMS & ORS. ETC.
- Bench
- SIKRI, S.M. (CJ),SHELAT, J.M.,RAY, A.N.,DUA, I.D. & ROY, SUBIMAL CHANDRA,PALEKAR, D.G. & MITTER, G.K.
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court struck down the Madras Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1961, as unconstitutional for violating Article 14 of the Constitution. The Court held that the inclusion of the Act in the Ninth Schedule under Article 31-B retroactively validated it, curing any previous constitutional defects. The Court ruled that the State Legislature was competent to enact the Act, and the objection regarding the need for re-enactment was rejected, affirming the Act's validity post-amendment.