MADHUSDAN SINGH & ORS. vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of Sections 14M, 17(c), 17(6), and 21B of the West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955, as amended by the 1972 and 1977 Amendment Acts, affirming that these amendments serve the objectives of Article 39(b) of the Constitution by redistributing agricultural land to benefit a larger number of tillers. The Court dismissed claims by the petitioners that the amendments constituted confiscation, stating that the provisions are reasonable and align with a socialistic approach. The Court clarified that even if the Acts were not included in the Ninth Schedule, their validity remains intact due to their reasonable nature and purpose.