AMBIKA PRASAD MISHRA ETC. vs STATE OF U.P. AND ORS. ETC.

The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of the Uttar Pradesh Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1960, affirming that Article 31A encompasses legislation on land ceilings aimed at equitable distribution and rural economic regeneration. The Court emphasized that judicial review should not destabilize state action unless a national crisis is at stake, and reiterated the binding nature of the Kesavananda Bharati decision under Article 141. It ruled that Section 5(6) of the Act is valid and does not violate Article 19(1)(f), as it imposes reasonable restrictions to prevent circumvention of the statutory purpose.