RAM CHANDRA SINOH (DEAD) THROUGH LEGAL HEIRS vs STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS

The Supreme Court held that under the U.P. Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1960, as amended by the 1973 Act, the ceiling area of a tenure holder must be determined according to Section 5. The Court ruled that any transfer of land made after January 24, 1971, which would have been declared surplus, must be ignored unless it falls under specific exceptions. The gift made by the appellant's father in 1971 was deemed a transfer that should be disregarded for ceiling determination, affirming the lower court's decision regarding surplus land.