KUNJ BIHARI LAL BUTAIL vs STATE OF H.P. .

The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of the amendment to the Himachal Pradesh Ceiling on Land Holdings Rules, 1973, made by notification dated 4.4.86, which included a proviso restricting the transfer of land subservient to tea plantations without state permission. The Court clarified that the amendment was within the legislative competence of the State Government under Section 26 of the Himachal Pradesh Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1972. The Court dismissed the writ petition challenging the circular order dated 21.8.90, affirming that the provisions of the Act apply to such lands.