GOPAL SINGH vs STATE OF U.P. & ORS.

The Supreme Court upheld the provisions of the Uttar Pradesh Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1960, specifically Sections 3(7) and 5(6), ruling that a major unmarried daughter is not considered a member of the family for the purposes of land holding calculations. The Court affirmed that any land transferred after January 24, 1971, must be included in the total land holding unless it qualifies as an excepted transfer. The appeal was dismissed, confirming the findings of the lower authorities regarding the validity of the land transfer to the appellant's invalid daughter.