Supreme Court of India · 1980-05-09
SASANKA SEKHAR MAITY & ORS. ETC. vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.
- Citation / case number
- SC 1979/62630
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- SASANKA SEKHAR MAITY & ORS. ETC.
- Respondent
- UNION OF INDIA & ORS.
- Bench
- CHANDRACHUD, Y.V. ((CJ),BHAGWATI, P.N.,KRISHNAIYER, V.R.,TULZAPURKAR, V.D.,SEN, A.P.
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court examined the constitutionality of the West Bengal Land Reforms (Amendment) Act, 1972, which amended the West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955, and imposed a ceiling on agricultural holdings. The Court held that the provisions of Chapter IIB inserted by the 1972 Amendment, which retroactively affected the rights of landholders, violated the second proviso to Article 31A(1) of the Constitution. Consequently, the amendments were declared unconstitutional, reaffirming the protection of property rights under the Constitution.